DC Studios Reportedly Eyes Superbad’s Greg Mottola for Bane and Deathstroke Movie

DC Studios reportedly has its oculus connected Superbad and Peacemaker alum Greg Mottola to nonstop an untitled Bane and Deathstroke movie.

While thing is confirmed rather yet, Deadline reports that Mottola is the frontrunner but determination are a fewer different imaginable directors successful the mix. There is nary merchandise day acceptable yet for the movie.

The Hollywood Reporter archetypal shared connection of DC's involvement successful a Bane and Deathstroke movie backmost successful 2024, erstwhile Moon Knight scribe Matthew Orton was said to beryllium scripting it. Now, Deadline reports that a movie based connected 2 of the astir ruthless Batman villains is "still precise aboriginal days," adding that it remains without a publication with nary contracts signed.

Mottola is astir apt champion known arsenic the manager of the comedies Superbad and Adventureland. He pb the improvement of Confess, Fletch and The Daytrippers, and besides directed a fewer episodes of Season 2 of DC's Peacemaker.

Plot details for the Bane and Deathstroke movie – and its imaginable ties to the budding DCU – stay murky, but it volition person much than capable worldly to propulsion from if it does yet happen.

Aside from showing up successful aggregate video games and TV shows implicit the years, antithetic versions of Bane person made live-action appearances successful movies similar The Dark Knight Rises and Batman & Robin.

Deathstroke a.k.a. Slade Wilson has a much constricted database of live-action appearances, but the quality has inactive shown up successful shows similar Arrow and Titans. He was besides played by Joe Manganiello for a little end-credits series successful Justice League.

For much connected DC Studios' plans, cheque retired the first-look images of The Batman Part 2 shared by manager Matt Reeves and work astir erstwhile the upcoming Clayface movie takes spot successful the DCU timeline.

Michael Cripe is simply a freelance writer with IGN. He's champion known for his enactment astatine sites similar The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be definite to springiness him a travel connected Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).