Ben Affleck drops a social media bomb about a big DC Comics villain
Ben Affleck is up to something.
The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star and new face/director of the big screen's Caped Crusader tweeted out a video featuring an orange-and-black-armored warrior-type.
Anyone familiar with DC Comics should recognize that armor immediately: it's Deathstroke, a gun-for-hire who has crossed paths with Batman and his associated many times in the comics. He appears to be standing in the belly of a plane.
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While the character in the video is unmistakably Deathstroke -- no one else wears that armor -- the video's purpose is less clear. Affleck shared the video with no comment attached, and there's no audio in the short clip.
A camera pan toward the end reveals that the video is playing on a small monitor in some kind of workspace. In the absence of any other details, we just have to speculate about what's going on here.
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The video is likely some manner of screen test or daily -- a term for the raw, unedited footage that comes out of a movie shoot -- but for what movie? We know Affleck's next DC appearance is happening in 2017's Justice League movie.
Indeed, much of the speculation around the internet about this video is making the assumption that it goes with Justice League. That's the movie in production right now, so it makes sense.
But Affleck is also directing a standalone Batman movie. What if this isn't raw footage from Justice League, but rather an early screen test for Affleck's movie? Deathstroke is an easier fit in a Batman story, but he's not a heavy enough villain to pose a threat for the assembled Justice League.
It seems clear that Deathstroke is going to appear in some kind of DC-related movie -- why share the video otherwise? -- but which one? That's going to remain a mystery for now. But hopefully we can all at least agree on one thing: that armor looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeet.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
