Joe Manganiello Shares Deathstroke Clip From JUSTICE LEAGUE and Fans Immediately Start Theorizing
The SnyderVerse conversation just got a fresh jolt of energy thanks to Joe Manganiello. The actor jumped back into the DC spotlight after posting a Deathstroke clip from Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and fans are now asking the obvious question… why now?
On February 24, 2026, Manganiello took to Instagram and shared footage of himself suited up as Slade Wilson. The video pulls straight from Zack Snyder’s Justice League, featuring the end-credits scene that originally teased a bigger future for the character.
In the clip, he delivers the line, “You’d better not be wasting my time…” and paired it with the hashtags #deathstroke and #zacksnyder. He also tagged Snyder directly.
DC fans immediately went into full detective mode trying to decode whether this was just a nostalgic post or something more. The scene, of course, set up a confrontation between Deathstroke and Lex Luthor and helped lay the groundwork for Ben Affleck’s now-scrapped Batman movie.
One confused fan wrote on X, “Ehhh…. what the hell?”
Another posted with pure excitement, “JOE MANGANIELLO (Deathstroke) just posted the end credits scene from Zack Snyders Justice League which leads into Ben Afflecks Batman film on his Instagram!!!!!!! ‘You better not be wasting my time.'”
And if that wasn’t enough to stir the pot, Manganiello’s fiancée dropped a simple bat emoji in the comments. Naturally, someone replied, “Whats cooking?”
Deathstroke remains one of the biggest lingering “what if” characters from Snyder’s DC arc. He first appeared in the theatrical cut of Justice League and was expanded in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, where he played into the larger Knightmare future storyline.
There were clear plans in motion at one point, especially with Affleck’s Batman project circling him as a central villain.
So why bring it up again now in 2026?
It could be nothing more than Manganiello revisiting a cool moment from his DC run. After all, Snyder himself has been sharing SnyderVerse photos and throwback images on social media recently, including some striking shots of Manganiello in full Deathstroke armor. This post may simply follow that pattern.
But tagging Snyder directly and spotlighting that specific scene feels intentional enough to get fans talking. And they are definitely talking.
For now, there’s no official announcement attached to the post. No new project. No confirmation of a return. Just a clip, a line, and a few bat emojis.
Still, in the world of DC fandom, that’s more than enough to spark a whole lot of speculation.