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James Mangold has his mind set on what to do with DC’s Swamp Thing. The director spearheaded one of the best comic book movies of all time. Fans and critics alike loved Logan, which was supposed to be Hugh Jackman’s last time as Wolverine before he decided to return for Deadpool & Wolverine. After his Fox/Marvel film, Mangold will now helm Swamp Thing, one of the projects announced for the DCU’s Chapter One. The director has now teased details from the DC Universe’s surprising movie.
Speaking with MovieWeb, James Mangold revealed whether Swamp Thing is focused on setting up a franchise. Mangold noted that DC likely has plans for the film as the start of a franchise that could spin off into future DCU movies. However, the director is not focused on that. According to him, DC’s Swamp Thing movie is a “Gothic horror” envisioned as a standalone. Whether Mangold has thoughts on sequels or where the character could go next, it seems like all of that is not important for him right now. Check out the full quote below:
“With other kinds of IP, it gets to a religious level. While I’m sure DC views Swamp Thing as a franchise, I would be viewing it as a very simple, clean, Gothic horror movie about this man/monster… Just doing my own thing with this, just a standalone.”
Source: MovieWeb