Arrow will soon no longer be able to use Deathstroke, and it's all because of the upcoming DC movie starring Joe Manganiello as the character.

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In an interview with Discussing Film , Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim explained there are limitations put in place regarding what DC characters Arrow can use and not use.“These are DC’s characters; we’re just renting them you know, so we use the characters that they tell us we can use when we can use them, and we work around whatever limitations that places us,” Guggenheim said.Manu Bennett has portrayed Slade Wilson on The CW show. Now, unfortunately for Arrow fans, Warner Bros. and DC have put said limitations on Deathstroke once again.“For a time they were saying ‘you can’t use Deathstroke’, and that changed and we were able to have Slade Wilson back on the show, and now we’re back to ‘you can’t use him,'" Guggenheim said.Guggenheim also made sure to point out Deathstroke recently made his first appearance in the DC cinematic universe at the end of Justice League, with a solo film now on the way.According to recent reports, The Raid filmmaker Gareth Evans may helm the Deathstroke movie. However, it's currently unknown if Slade Wilson will still be a part of The Batman. Manganiello spoke about the character's status in the upcoming DC movie earlier this year.

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