James Mangold's plan for Swamp Thing is making it a simple "Gothic horror movie" and staying as far away as possible from the bigger DCU

For a guy who's heavily criticized big movie franchises in the past, James Mangold sure likes dipping his toes into those worlds. After The Wolverine, Logan, and the final Indiana Jones installment, he's ready to enter the Star Wars galaxy and James Gunn's all-new DCU. His plan to avoid angering even more rabid fans? Doing his own thing aside from larger universe plans, and that will be directly felt in his Swamp Thing adaptation. Read more

Jan 16, 2025 - 10:11
 4177
James Mangold's plan for Swamp Thing is making it a simple "Gothic horror movie" and staying as far away as possible from the bigger DCU

For a guy who's heavily criticized big movie franchises in the past, James Mangold sure likes dipping his toes into those worlds. After The Wolverine, Logan, and the final Indiana Jones installment, he's ready to enter the Star Wars galaxy and James Gunn's all-new DCU. His plan to avoid angering even more rabid fans? Doing his own thing aside from larger universe plans, and that will be directly felt in his Swamp Thing adaptation.

Read more

What's Your Reaction?

like

dislike

love

funny

angry

sad

wow