James Mangold Confirmed to Be in Talks to Direct SWAMP THING for DC Studios

We’ve been talking about James Mangold’s possible involvement with DC Studio’s Swamp Thing since James Gunn and Peter Safran announced their first round of DC Studios movies. Shortly after that Mangold himself teased his involvement with some comic art he shared on Twitter.

Now, Deadline has confirmed that Mangold is in early talks for the project. He’s not 100% locked in as the project is still incredibly early in development. It’s so early that there’s no script. But, with Mangold teasing his involvement, it’s safe to say that he wants to do it.

The report goes on to reveal that Mangold is “a big fan of Swamp Thing, and has been chasing the feature for a while. That said DC is stoked about Mangold. The filmmaker has an offer.” If he’s been chasing this thing, then of course his going to sign on to make it!

Gunn previously said of the film project: “And then, the final film that we want to mention is Swamp Thing. Because we want to point out that these stories, although they're interconnected, they're not all totally the same. So each set of filmmakers brings their own aesthetic to these films. And the fun is seeing how these totally different works will mash-up in the future. So it investigates the dark origins of swamp thing So, totally very different than Superman or Batman or Robin etc.” It’s also been explained that the character will also interact with the mainstream DC characters.

In the meantime, the Logan and Ford v Ferrari director has been busy making Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiney. After that he will direct the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet. If he jumps onto Swamp Thing, that will mostly likely be the movie he makes after the Bob Dylan biopic.

Are you excited to hear that Mangold is most likely going to direct Swamp Thing?