As soon as new DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled the plans for the first chapter of their revamped DC universe, it was clear that Walk The Line and Logan director James Mangold were working on a new adaptation of the comics surrounding the monstrous hero “Swamp Thing”.
After a suspicious social media post by Mangold and reports of initial talks between Warner/DC and the filmmaker suggested it Months later, Mangold has now personally confirmed that he is currently working on the movie “Swamp Thing”:
James Mangold revealed this in an interview with the website , held this past weekend as part of the Star Wars Celebration, where Mangold was also announced as the director of a brand new “Star Wars” movie about the very first Jedi. In the clip above, he only explicitly says that he is writing the project, but we assume that he will then also take a seat in the director’s chair (similar to the aforementioned “Star Wars” film, apparently).
Incidentally, James Gunn also confirmed in the course of this that Mangold was one of the first people he talked to about “Swamp Thing”:
How dark and brutal will “Swamp Thing” be?
The Swamp Thing character, in its original incarnation, is a plant creature composed of the fauna of the Louisiana swamps, brought to life thanks to the consciousness and memories of the destroyed scientist Alec Holland, and henceforth fights against those who destroy their swamp, the threaten the environment. and humanity.
The stories about the swamp monster are often characterized by a clear horror touch in the templates – and this should also be maintained in the new cinema adaptation. James Gunn Already Promised That “Swamp Thing” a real horror movie and should thus demonstrate the diversity of the new DCU, to which it will nevertheless belong.
How scary and possibly brutal the DC adventure really is remains to be seen, However, with ‘Swamp Thing’ fan James Mangold, they brought on board someone who was already involved in the critically acclaimed Marvel drama.Logan – The Wolverine“ proved how different, gory and dark even the blockbuster productions of the major comic companies can be. The future will tell if DC will give him the same freedom to implement his vision, but Gunn’s words give us hope.
When “Swamp Thing” appears, however, is still unclear. James Mangold only explained that he’s currently working on both the DC movie and the aforementioned new “Star Wars” adventure and doesn’t know which of them will end up coming first. In general, the DCU will not hit the big screen until 2025 with Gunn’s “Superman: Legacy” (cinema release: July 10, 2025) (after the “Creature Commandos” and “Waller” series have already laid the foundation stone).
What is certain is that Mangold’s next film is already awaiting us in two and a half months: his “Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny” will hit German cinemas on June 29, 2023.