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Slade Wilson Cast In 'Arrow' TV Series

Actor Manu Bennett has been cast as Slade Wilson on the CW show, but will we get to see Slade as Deathstroke?

Whether or not you are enjoying Arrow, the latest CW television series based on the DC comics character Green Arrow, you can probably agree that it has been pretty cool to see certain DC comics characters a make cameo appearances on the series. So far we've seen characters like Deadshot and more recently, the Huntress and now, we can add yet another character to the list. According to Entertainment Weekly, actor Manu Bennett (Spartacus) will be portraying Slade Wilson on the series and that he has been signed on to appear in "multiple episodes of the show." Perhaps the character will have a recurring roll? We certainly hope so. Although Slade has been confirmed, according to EW, "sourced won't comment" on whether fans will see "Wilson become Deathstroke."

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It would be awfully strange if the show's creators decided to make Deathstroke and Slade Wilson two different characters, wouldn't it? Which is why we think it might be likely that we'll be seeing Slade become Deathstroke, particularly since this wouldn't be Deathstroke's first appearance on the television series. If you've been keeping up with the show you might recall that a torn Deathstroke mask was first seen in the initial previews for the television show, and more recently we saw him appear on the series fully masked, beating up a captured Oliver Queen while the 'Emerald Archer' was still marooned on the island.

What do you think of the news that an actor has been cast as 'Slade Wilson'? Is this a character you want to see get a recurring roll on the current CW drama? What do you think their interaction will be like?

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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slade_wilson

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Nice. Good choice for an actor. But my voice will always be Pearlman's.

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remember tho slade was never deathstroke in teen titans either

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why is that red? ^

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Nice!

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Im not dissapointed, I just hope hes white headed..

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The Deathstroke episode was the best so far. He looks badass. They need to make him look like this in the comic!

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Holy shit, deathstroke growing so much as a character, so far he has been in 2 videogames, many many many comics, and now a TV show, AWESOME!!!!!

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I'm wondering if that means they're extending this season (IMDB only shows 10 episodes) or if this is in their plans for season 2.

Either way, I'm really enjoy this show.

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wow. some characters should not be adapted in live tv shows.

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I have no issue with the casting, but for me, Deathstroke is pretty much done so long as Ron Perlman isn't voicing him. It's like a lot of people with The Joker and Mark Hamill or Heath Ledger. Deathstroke/Slade is Ron Perlman's voice for me. He's my formative memory of a comic book villain, and I adored Slade on Teen Titans. Cry foul that it's a kid's show in comparison to the comics, and I totally get that, but Slade was always good on that show, and Perlman blew me away on every episode.

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Well, considering that Oliver put, well, an arrow through the mask at some point on the island...he may think that Deathstroke is dead. Slade Wilson may have survived the encounter, gotten off the island and is in Starling City for either vengeance or his job. That way Deathstroke is "dead", but Wilson is still operating - similar to, if I recall correctly, the times when Wilson operated in the comics without the mask.

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Manu Bennett is such an awesome actor. I really hope it will become a reoccurring role for him.

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Crixus, we meet again.

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looks nice

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Cool!

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Maybe someone else was Deathstroke on the island, and Slade Wilson will take up the mantle when he shows up in Starling City.

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What do I think . . . . . EFFIN SWEET! Keep it comin' CW!

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