5) A Great Deathstroke
What’s even more important than featuring multiple villains is to make sure the main antagonist is up to snuff. The Batman movies have always featured some of the best supervillains around – from Jack Nicholson’s Joker to Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman to, natch, Heath Ledger’s Joker. The Batman has to deliver a character who can stand shoulder to shoulder with those if it’s going to measure up to previous movies.
The primary villain of The Batman is, of course, Deathstroke the Terminator – as played by Joe Manganiello. The Magic Mike actor is definitely someone who can sell the power of the character, which is exciting. We’ve seen several unpredictable villains who can keep Batman on his toes mentally, but apart from Bane there’ve not been that many who could match him in a physical way. In that sense, Deathstroke is already looking good.
Now it’s up to Affleck and co-writer Geoff Johns to give him some great material to work with. If you’re looking for inspiration, fellas, we recommend giving Arrow season 2 a watch.