Despite What Manu Bennett Might Proclaim, He IS Returning To ARROW

Manu Bennett was just having fun trolling Arrow fans into thinking it would be someone else in the Deathstroke costume, as it's been confirmed that The Shannara Chronicles star is indeed returning.

By MarkJulian - Apr 12, 2017 03:04 PM EST

Filed Under: Arrow

TV Guide has confirmed that Deathstroke actor Manu Bennett is indeed set to reprise his role as Slade Wilson in Arrow's season 5 finale. Bennett is currently in New Zealand shooting The Shannara Chronicle's second season but is set to arrive in Vancouver later this week.

The extra confirmation was needed after series star Stephen Amell and executive producer Marc Guggenheim tweeted the news of Manu's return, only to have the intense action star refute their claims. However, TV Guide states that either Bennett's agent forgot to inform him that he was returning or the New Zealand actor was just drumming up a bit of publicity and spectacle for his "shocking" return. In reality, it's likely the latter as the fact that Bennett had such a clear and crisp set photo ready at his disposal screams that the whole thing was staged.

Manu's bluff will be called when the Arrow season 5 finale, titled "Lian Yu" airs May 24 on The CW.

@StephenAmell WTF?????
— Manu (@manubennett) April 10, 2017

Enough b.s about d.s!!! FACT: Deathstroke #Arrow are currently filming in Vancouver IS NOT ME. I am in Auckland filming #shannarachronicles pic.twitter.com/kkVBOdXlSL
— Manu (@manubennett) April 11, 2017

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MarsivNayr - 4/12/2017, 3:15 PM

huh....... okay....

MarsivNayr - 4/12/2017, 3:15 PM

Sure, why not?

ALegendaryPanda - 4/12/2017, 3:16 PM

MarsivNayr - 4/12/2017, 3:16 PM

People already have a hard time 'reading' sarcasm as it is...

hufflepuff69 - 4/12/2017, 4:38 PM

@MarsivNayr - I'm one of those people lmao, so consider me royally [frick]ed up

MarsivNayr - 4/12/2017, 3:16 PM

hahaha what a weird news day for Arrow.

Darkknight2149 - 4/12/2017, 3:17 PM

He is returning. He's not returning. He is returning.

They're going through Manu Bennett faster than DC goes through directors.

(jk)

Doomsday8888 - 4/12/2017, 3:20 PM

Eh he was trolling, i knew it.

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/12/2017, 3:20 PM

He is!
No he's not!
He is!
He's really not!
No, he really is!

CaptainElrond - 4/12/2017, 3:21 PM

SendMoreIdiots - 4/12/2017, 4:46 PM

@BillCipher999 -

Poop - 4/12/2017, 3:23 PM

I'm confused.

GhostDog - 4/12/2017, 3:26 PM

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Despite What Manu Bennett Might Proclaim, He IS Returning To ARROW

Manu Bennett was just having fun trolling Arrow fans into thinking it would be someone else in the Deathstroke costume, as it's been confirmed that The Shannara Chronicles star is indeed returning.

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