exited the project, and director Matt Reeves has completely revamped it, leaving the fate of Manganiello's Deathstroke uncertain.) Wildly different versions of the character have also been featured on the small screen in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Smallville, and a much more faithful version — portrayed by Manu Bennett — has served as a mentor/nemesis of Oliver Queen throughout the run of the CW series Arrow.

Morales will bring a steely presence to Titans' Deathstroke; it's no accident that the actor has often been cast as no-nonsense authority figures in series such as Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Chicago P.D., and NCIS: Los Angeles. The veteran actor's big-screen breakthrough came in 1987, in the Ritchie Valens biopic La Bamba; he's recently appeared in flicks suchas Gun Hill Road and the 2018 remake of the iconic blaxploitation film Superfly.

Titans' producers released an official character description for the Terminator, which is as follows: "Slade Wilson is known for being DC's deadliest assassin. While serving his country, Slade became an elite soldier before government testing enhanced his physiology to near superhuman levels, putting him on a path of darkness and revenge. To his family, Slade is a father and husband, but to the rest of the world, he is feared by many as the infamous Deathstroke; selling his services to the highest bidder as the ruthless assassin that never gives up and never misses."

DC Universe's grim 'n gritty Titans will have their work cut out for them in dealing with Wilson, who generally forgoes the