DC Enlists James Mangold, Director of Indiana Jones and Star Wars, to Pen Script for Swamp Thing Film.
Here’s @mang0ld revealing he’s writing both the #swampthing movie and his #StarWars movie during our red carpet interview at #StarWarsCelebration2023.
— Collider (@Collider) April 7, 2023
This is the first time he’s acknowledged he’s working on ‘Swamp Thing’ for #dc pic.twitter.com/HdTxdpZXJM
James Mangold, who has directed films like Logan and Indiana Jones 5, and is set to direct an upcoming Star Wars movie, has been revealed to be writing the script for DC’s Swamp Thing, which is one of the first movies in James Gunn’s and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe (DCU) project. This news was confirmed by Mangold himself in an interview with Collider, where he mentioned that he is currently writing both Swamp Thing and the new Star Wars film. Mangold didn’t reveal any specific details about the plot or production of the Swamp Thing movie, but he did confirm that it is definitely happening.
The Swamp Thing film will be part of the DCU’s Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters, which consists of five films and five TV shows. Superman: Legacy is set to be the first of these films and will be released on July 11, 2025. The other films will include The Authority, The Brave and the Bold (a Batman and Robin film), Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and Swamp Thing, although the order of release has not been confirmed yet.
In addition to the films, there will also be five TV shows, which include Creature Commandos, Booster Gold, Waller, Paradise Lost, and Lanterns. These movies and TV shows are part of Gunn’s and Safran’s new vision for the DCU, which will be reset after the release of The Flash.
