James Mangold has confirmed he is in talks to direct SWAMP THING for DC Studios

We talked about James Mangoldpossible involvement with DC Studio Swamp thing From James Gunn AND Peter Safran have announced their first round of DC Studios films. Shortly thereafter Mangold himself teased his involvement with some comics which he shared on Twitter.

Now, Deadline has confirmed that Mangold is in early talks for the project. He’s not 100% stuck 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 he wants to do it.

The report goes on to reveal that Mangold is “a huge Swamp Thing fan and has been chasing the feature film for a while. That said, DC is excited about Mangold. The director has an offer. If he’s been chasing this thing, then obviously he’s going to sign on to do it!

Gunn previously said of the film project: “And then, the last film we want to mention is Swamp Thing. Because we want to emphasize that these stories, although they are interconnected, are not all totally the same. So each filmmaking group brings their own aesthetic to these films. And the fun is to see how these totally different works come together in the future. Then investigate the dark origins of the swamp thing So totally very different from Superman or Batman or Robin etc. It has also been explained that the character will interact with traditional DC characters as well.

Meanwhile the Logano AND Ford versus Ferrari director has been busy doing Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Subsequently he will manage the Bob Dylan biopic A complete stranger hero Timothee Chalamet. If he jumps into Swamp Thing, it will most likely be the movie he makes after the Bob Dylan biopic.

You are thrilled to hear that Mangold will most likely be directing Swamp thing?