Perhaps Deathstroke is playing mind games with Green Arrow?! Earlier saw both Stephen Amell and EP Marc Guggenheim welcome back Manu Bennett to Arrow, as Bennet is set to return for Arrow‘s Season 5 finale. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Welcome back @manubennett. pic.twitter.com/ITB7a7Tq6h — Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) April 10, 2017 Today seems like a […]
Update: A new report is stating Manu Bennett is definitely returning to Arrow. It seems as if Manu Bennett may not be playing Deathstroke in the Season 5 finale of Arrow. Actually, when I first reported on the news of the return of Deathstroke, I assumed from Manu Bennett’s tweets that he wasn’t returning
With the DCEU version of Deathstroke currently on the backburner, it’s learned the DC TV version of Deathstroke will be making his return. Arrow‘s Stephen Amell took to Twitter to welecome back Manu Bennett as Deathstroke; however, it’s further learned that it is not for Arrow, as Benett posted a follow-up tweet of his own.
Check out the trailer to Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 starring Arrow‘s Manu Bennett. Synopsis: In the not-too-distant future, America is controlled by an all-powerful corporate government that keeps the masses placated with violent virtual-reality entertainment. The event of the year is the Death Race, where a motley assortment of drivers compete in a cross-country
TUNE IN to Twitch.tv on October 6, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm ET, for the livestream coverage of the Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 – The Future Is Now panel at New York Comic Con! Fans who can’t make it to New York Comic Con can still catch all the action with Academy Award®-winning producer Roger
Ahead of this week’s New York Comic-Con panel, check out the poster for Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 featuring Arrow‘s Manu Bennett. Both Corman and Bennett will also be on hand at the NYCC for a signing. Info: TAKE THE WHEEL WITH FRANKENSTEIN TO CELEBRATE THE BRAND NEW INSTALLMENT IN THE RENOWNED CULT FRANCHISE
Deathstroke will be returning for Arrow Season 5. Stephen Amell took to Facebook to offer an image of himself alongside Deathstroke. Update: It’s for filming of Arrow‘s 100th episode, so it’s a good bet that Deathstroke will be featured. When questioned in the comments that since Deadstroke will be in the Ben Affleck Batman movie,
TAKE THE WHEEL WITH FRANKENSTEIN TO CELEBRATE THE BRAND NEW INSTALLMENT IN THE RENOWNED CULT FRANCHISE AT NEW YORK COMIC CON! ROGER CORMAN’S DEATH RACE 2050 JOIN LEGENDARY FILMMAKER ROGER CORMAN AND ACTION STAR MANU BENNETT AT AN EXCLUSIVE PANEL AND AUTOGRAPH SIGNING ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016 ROGER CORMAN’S DEATH RACE 2050 ARRIVES ON
Last week saw it confirmed that Joe Manganiello is playing Deathstroke for the Justice League and Batman movies in the DCEU. Since we’ve already seen Deathroke in the DC TV universe on Arrow, played by Manu Bennett, what’s the actor’s reaction to the news? Manu Bennett took to Twitter to offer some fun on the
Watch the trailer below for Manu Bennett’s (Arrow, Shannara) latest movie Beta Test.
Info:
BETA TEST, starring Arrow’s Manu Bennett and Larenz Tale (House of Lies), hits cinemas nationwide July 22.
From producer/writer/director Nicholas Gyeney, and produced by Mirror Images LTD, comes BETA TEST a sci-fi action thriller that’s “a cross between the intimate suspense of Die Hard and the 21st century chaos of Gamer.”
The film’s storyline revolves around Max Troy (Tate, House of Lies, Rush), a Seattle-based video game champion and game tester who is about to test the latest game sensation from global video game juggernaut, Sentinel. As Max begins his procedural dissection of the game, he begins to realize this new game is not like any other. As Max completes new tasks, events in the real world begin to mirror them. Soon, Max uncovers a deep-rooted conspiracy from within the walls of Sentinel, which leads him to discover that the game’s protagonist, Orson Creed (Bennett, Arrow, The Hobbit), is a real man, in the real world. If Max can somehow join forces with Creed, together they may have a chance at unraveling this conspiracy before the tasks in the game escalate and overwhelm their city.
Yuji Okumoto (Karate Kid Part II, Inception, The Game), and Linden Ashby (Mortal Kombat, Teen Wolf, Wyatt Earp) also star.
BETA TEST will be released in approximately 15 US theaters July 22nd.
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I always love when I hear executives state the movies don’t affect the comics or TV universes.
Case in point: Current Marvel Comics EIC Axel Alonso regularly states the movies don’t affect the comics. We know that isn’t true as Matt Fraction stated the Thor movie interfered with how he wrote his Thor comic; we know Abnett and Lanning were kicked off their Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova comics because of Gunn’s film; we know the Inhumans are replacing the X-Men, and we know Marvel Comics cancelled the Fantastic Four because of the Fox movie. We also know the last ten or so years has seen Marvel Comics focus on the Avengers, and not the X-Men. And Steve Roger is returning as Captain America.
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Regarding the DC Comics, legendary creator George Perez was pretty clear when he stated the Man of Steel people messed with his New 52 Superman comic, which is why he left.
And we also know the same happens with the DC TV universe.
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Because of the Suicide Squad movie, Deadshot is “off the table,” Harley Quinn was shelved, and with the recent death of Amanda Waller in Arrow, it’s easy to guess the same thing happened with her character. Batman and Superman are also off limits for the Flash and Arrow universe, and Arrow couldn’t use Blue Beetle, so they went with Atom instead. Now it’s learned Deadstroke is also shelved (see below).
We can also speculate as a result of the new Green Lantern Corps movie, that now Green Lantern is also off limits.
There has been some online chatter amongst fans asking why this is the case — as the DC execs regularly state the movie and TV universes are separate. Zack Snyder recently said more of the same. So why then can’t they have the same characters? If I had to guess, my answer as to why the TV characters are being shelved is not to compete with their movie counterparts. We can probably thank Grant Gustin’s Flash for that. I’ve said it before, I think DC has finally found their “Spider-Man” with Grant Gustin as Barry Allen and The Flash. The series is popular amongst casual fans, young fans, hard core fans and older fans (WB really needs to start heavily promoting Gustin and the series). I think WB is going to find it difficult to sell the Ezra Miller Flash to the fanbase. We see they have already started spinning that we should accept Miller because there are different universes. Ezra Miller has probably been coached on the topic as in interviews he’s mentioned multiple realities/universes/dimensions. The controversy has even caused Grant Gustin to come out and tell fans that he supports Miller.
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Now executive producer Marc Guggenheim is feeling the heat as fans asked and complained on Tumblr about the TV characters getting the axe, specifically the Arrow Suicide Squad characters with Deadshot, Deathstroke and Amanda Waller.
Fan #1: Any possible chance of either Slade or Walter returning throughout the rest of Season 4? #Arrow
MG: The character of Slade Wilson is currently tied up in another DC project. Walter is more likely.
Fan #2: You said that only Deadshot was off-limits, and Amanda Waller & Deathstroke are safe. But you guys killed Waller off just like that, and she doesn’t seem like she will ever return(Because bullet to head). Who’s next to be killed off? Katana? Once Deathstroke arrives in the DC movie, will he be also killed off too? This is really frustrating, that all awesome characters are being written off, because of the Suicide Squad movie, and is a slap to the face of Arrow fans.
MG: Um… I never said that.
Arrow‘s Stephen Amell, who may just be as frustrated as a lot of fans are (Amell has been vocal about wanting to be in Justice League with Gustin as the movie Flash), recently stated in an interview he thinks Arrow is missing Deathstroke.
“Manu [Bennett] is a character, and Manu played a great character. And I really honestly think that Arrow has been missing something since he hasn’t been around. I really do. He was a transformative villain. I would really love it if Deathstroke could keep being a part of the Arrow universe,” Amell said.
Sorry to say, Stephen, per Guggenheim’s words, that isn’t going to be the case. Let’s just hope Green Arrow doesn’t appear in the DCCU any time soon, eh?
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Watch a new promo for The Shannara Chronicles with “Time Lapse” featuring Manu Bennett.
The events leading us to this moment have been unfurling for centuries. The Shannara Chronicles premieres January 5th, 2016 on MTV.
Synopsis:
Coming to MTV in January 2016, ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ is a new TV series based on the best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. Set thousands of years after the destruction of our civilization, the story follows an Elven Princess, Amberle, a half-human half-elf, Wil, and a human, Eretria, as they embark on a quest to stop a Demon army from destroying the Four Lands.
‘The Shannara Chronicles’ stars Poppy Drayton, Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett and John Rhys-Davies. The series is executive produced by Jon Favreau, Al Gough, Miles Millar, Dan Farah and author Terry Brooks.
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Last weekend saw Manu Bennett arrested for allegedly punching someone in the face while leaving a late night party, and now while attending the Rose City Comic Con this past weekend, Manu Bennett commented on the incident.
“I’m not going to hide about something that happened last week in Texas,” Bennett told the crowd in attendance. “I’m a human being, I was out at night, drunk… As somebody who is very much in the public eye, I’m humiliated for myself, for my family, and as a representative of Maori culture. For representing a bunch of things…”
Below you can check out video from the event featuring Manu Bennett commenting on the matter.
Manu Bennett is known for portraying Deathstroke on Arrow and stars as Allanon in the upcoming MTV series The Shannara Chronices.
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While in San Antonio for the Alamo City Comic Con, Manu Bennett appears to have been involved in a physical altercation with somebody as the actor was arrested Sunday morning.
MySanAntonia.com reports Manu Bennett was arrested by San Antonio police who charged Benett with assault causing bodily injury, a misdemeanor, with it said Bennett was being held on a $1,600 bond.
San Antonio’s KENS 5 reports Bennett was feed at 1pm, and that the altercation took place at the Grand Hyatt hotel downtown.
No specific details are known including with whom Bennett got into the altercation with.
Manu Bennett is known for playing Deathstroke on Arrow and has Shannara premiering soon on MTV.
Update: The Villains Of Arrow panel at the Alamo City Comic-Con has been cancelled.
Update #2: It’s being reported that Manu Bennett allegedly punched a 29-year-old man in the face at a party early Sunday morning at 4:30am.
Update #3: Manu Bennett is reported to have been asked to leave a party after “causing a scene” and allegedly drinking too much, which saw the actor leave and come upon Craig Brown, 29, at the door. According to reports, Bennett stopped and stared at Brown who, confused, asked “What?” Then Bennett allegedly punched the man, knocking him to the ground and dislocating his nose. Later, when the cops found Bennett at his hotel room, Bennett claimed not to remember what happened, although he did state he was “defending himself.” Brown is also said to have wanted to press charges.
Crixus, the undefeated! Turned out to be the coolest dude around. Best part of comic con, thanks @manubennett pic.twitter.com/5i8I9VenAI
— Hunter (@DoubleH11) September 13, 2015
MTV has released a trailer for their new Shannara series for Comic-Con.
The series is based on the Terry Brooks novels of the same name and premiers on MTV January 2016.
Jon Favreau executive produces Shannara, which stars Arrow‘s Manu Bennett as the druid Allanon, Austin Butler as Wil Ohmsford, Poppy Drayton as Amberle Elessedil, Aaron Jakubenko as Ander Elessedil, John Rhys-Davies as Eventine Elessedil, Daniel MacPherson as Arion Elessedil, James Trevena-Brown as Crispin Edensong, Emilia Burns as Commander Tilton, James Remar as Cephelo, Marcus Vanco as Bandon and Ivana Baquero as Eretria.
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.@Officialbrooks just shared a new still. The 1st of MANY #Shannara updates today! More from our 12:30PT #SDCC panel! pic.twitter.com/gqBgDpwujv
— Shannara on MTV (@Shannara) July 10, 2015
Here’s @officialbrooks at @MTV‘s #SDCC booth! More deets on #Shannara at SDCC: http://t.co/I4MTqBpfxL ( Terry’s FB) pic.twitter.com/ZWRW4GaIWS
— Shannara on MTV (@Shannara) July 9, 2015
On my way to San Diego’s Comic-Con to share this with you guys! pic.twitter.com/iKyJGGVHS3
— Ivana Baquero (@ivanabaquero_) July 9, 2015