10 DC Villains To Watch Out For In 2019 On Film & TV

7. Anton Arcane - Swamp Thing

Although the main villain for the Swamp Thing TV series is yet to be confirmed, out of all the creature's bad guys, it is Anton Arcane who is most likely to be the show's main antagonist.

Back when Justice League Dark was still in active development, it was rumoured for a time that Ben Mendelsohn was up for the part. That casting may now have flown out the window, but still, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Arcane potentially appearing in the Swamp Thing TV series - especially since he's such a terrifying-looking character.

He's the stuff of nightmares, but Arcane wasn't always that way. Created by the late Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, Arcane started out life as an evil scientist determined to find the key to immortality. He dabbled with sorcery, but when that failed to get him any results, he decided to lure Alec Holland to his evil lair, where he then attempted to gain the form of Swamp Thing.

As you can see, the process didn't exactly work, and though the new series is just as likely to pool inspiration from Alan Moore's critically revered stint on the Swamp Thing book (which will hopefully include a Constantine cameo), there's no way it can ignore Wein and Wrightson's contributions, especially since Arcane is the character's most notorious adversary.