Report claims Logan Director James Mangold is speaking to Swamp Thing live

Logan director James Mangold is said to be in talks to direct a Swamp Thing movie. The recently announced film will be part of a larger, interconnected DC Universe.

A new report from Diversity, which builds on an early article from The Hollywood Reporter, indicating that Mangold approached DC Studios heads Peter Safran and James Gunn with his idea for the project. The new Swamp Thing movie has been announced as part of the upcoming film List of movies of the DC UniverseBesides Superman and Batman restart. In a video announcing the various films, DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn described the film as “a very dark horror story.” It will also act as a Original story for monstrous hero. Immediately after the announcement was made, Mangold posted an image of Swamp Thing on Twitterwhich Gunn retweeted, sparking speculation.

Swamp Thing is one of the lesser known DC heroes, created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. Watchmen creator Alan Moore and artists Stephen Bissette and John Totleben brilliantly and influentially portrayed the character in the early ’80s. He also got a cinematic treatment in a well-received film. poorly received by legendary horror director Wes Craven. Back in 2019, a Swamp Thing TV show canceled as soon as the first episode aired.

James Mangold is perhaps best known for Logan, a bleak sci-fi epic starring an older and skeptical Wolverine. He is also directing the upcoming sequel Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Fate and is set to direct a Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet titled A Complete Unknown.