WIO News: DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran recently announced their vision for the first chapter of the DC Universe. Shortened to DCU, the vision extends to not just movies, but also TV shows, animation, and gaming. The actors will play (or voice) their own characters across mediums. This is something that has not been done before, as even MCU does not include games. One of the projects Gunn announced was a Swamp Thing movie, which he said will be a “very dark horror story and the origins of the monster who is Swamp Thing”. And as per reports James Mangold, who wrapped up the story of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in 2017’s Logan, is in talks to direct it. The Swamp Thing movie was the last project unveiled by Gunn. Mangold has also directed the upcoming fifth Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which will serve as the conclusion to Harrison Ford’s Indy at least. He is also known for helming Ford v Ferrari, an acclaimed sports drama. Mangold had tweeted an image of Swamp Thing on his Twitter handle, which was retweeted by Gunn. So his hiring as the writer-director is all but confirmed.
Swamp Thing was created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson and first appeared in 1971’s House of Secret No. 92. Due to its popularity the character soon got his own series.