Board Thread:Arrow episode discussions/@comment-145.255.2.235-20150623145801/@comment-24830227-20150627012315

It was assumed that Lawton was killed off because of Will Smith's portrayal in the upcoming Suicide Squad film, but Marc Guggenheim (showrunner) confirmed that neither Suicide Squad/Deadshot or Deathstroke are off the table. It is not likely, but I'd say there's a chance. Michael Rowe seems to love the character and is the proud of the fact that he plays a supervillain on TV. If he was offered the opportunity, I'm sure he'd take it. Rowe isn't very busy with only a few titles under his belt, so I think he'll have the time. It's all up to Guggenheim and Berlanti. Even with a 23 episode season, they don't get around to everything. I'm sure if everything goes well and they have the proper time and authority, Deadshot could definitely be brought back.

By the way, there's been a rumor circulating they had him go in that explosion so they could bring him back with the classic Deadshot metal mask. They wouldn't kill a character just for that, plus they would never cover up an actor's face permanently- Rowe would barely be able to act at all.