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Joe Manganiello says he was set to play Deathstroke across several DC Extended Universe storylines that never happened; a franchise of movies about the movies.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoe Manganiello says he was lined up to play Deathstroke in several DC Extended Universe storylines that were all canceled, /Film reports.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love every one of those movies, and I'm sure they were great.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou've seen none of them, Chip, because none of them exist. I'd pitch a sequel, but a sequel to a canceled movie is a spreadsheet.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety says Jessica Edwards is the new executive director of the Woodstock Film Festival, taking over from co-founder Meira Blaustein as the twenty-seventh festival closed on Sunday.

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