LOGAN Director James Mangold To Pen SWAMP THING Simultaneously With New STAR WARS Movie

LOGAN Director James Mangold To Pen SWAMP THING Simultaneously With New STAR WARS Movie

Following his appearance at Star Wars Celebration this morning, director James Mangold has confirmed his involvement with the upcoming Swamp Thing movie and revealed that he's also writing the script.

By RohanPatel - Apr 07, 2023 02:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Swamp Thing
Source: Collider

In a red carpet interview with Collider during his surprise Star Wars Celebration appearance this morning in London, 2 Academy Award-nominated director James Mangold (Logan; Ford v Ferrari) has confirmed his involvement with the DCU's upcoming Swamp Thing movie, which he's set to direct, and has also revealed that he'll be writing the script himself. 

The news comes on the heels of Lucasfilm announcing three new Star Wars films, one of which will be helmed by Mangold and will be set 10,000 years before the events of the main Skywalker Saga, telling the story of the dawn of the Jedi. 

As for which of these two projects will come first, Mangold can't say with 100% certainty but confirms that he'll be working on both films simultaneously and whichever one he finishes first will presumably head into production first, but that's obviously easier said than done knowing both Warner Bros. and Lucasfilm's respective histories with their most prized franchises. 

He tells the site, "The truth is, I'm writing both right now, and who knows what's going to happen and what's gonna blossom first or second? So there's your thing, I'm doing Swamp Thing, there's your scoop. It's not a rumor, it's happening. I put it online."

With James Gunn's Superman: Legacy set for Summer 2025, and The Authority rumored to be arriving in 2026, it wouldn't be a stretch to expect Swamp Thing to potentially arrive in theaters the same year, clearing the runway for Mangold to get his Star Wars movie ready for either 2027 or 2029. 

Following his interview hitting Twitter, the DCU co-president expressed his support as well.

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grif
grif - 4/7/2023, 2:41 PM
as well as simultaneously trash lie to and fight with fans on twitter.
Nightmare
Nightmare - 4/7/2023, 2:42 PM
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 4/7/2023, 2:48 PM
@Nightmare - Oooooo that would be niceee!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/7/2023, 2:58 PM
@Nightmare - Mangold for Swamp Thing, del Toro for JL Dark
TheJester187
TheJester187 - 4/7/2023, 2:44 PM
I hope Deadman & Lobo & announced soon. This is cool as long as it’s more horror and character driven. Still wish they kept the Swamp Thing reboot going.
1stDalek
1stDalek - 4/7/2023, 2:48 PM
My guess is he will only direct one of them, as I doubt Disney or WB will wait around over a year for him to finish the other. Unless Disney is malleable to the release order of the 3 movies, but my guess is they want them to move forward in time and his is first.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 4/7/2023, 2:50 PM
GDT would have been my first choice here but James is a stellar director so this is still a big ol’ W in my eyes
mountainman
mountainman - 4/7/2023, 2:50 PM
10 years ago a movie about the origin of the Jedi order would have sounded really cool. I like Mangold’s stuff, but it’s tough to not be skeptical of how this one will come out. I guess we will see.

Swamp Thing though, I am 100% in for!
CoHost
CoHost - 4/7/2023, 2:51 PM
At least he ain't helming that Brave and Bold movie. Dude already directed one Man in Black.
Egan
Egan - 4/7/2023, 4:39 PM
@CoHost - Using the profile and image of the CoHost 3000 from the Spill days?!
CoHost
CoHost - 4/7/2023, 5:20 PM
@Egan - Still love that dude. 2008-2012 was the golden age of online criticism. The AVGN/Nostalgia Critic golden age, Spill, etc. We'll never get that again.
Egan
Egan - 4/7/2023, 5:32 PM
@CoHost - I still go back to listen to Lets Do This and LEOG every so often. It's wild that it's going to be ten years since Spill ended this year!
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 4/7/2023, 2:57 PM
Really liked the HBO show before it got axed. Glad we have a great talent handling the character's movie now at least.
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 4/7/2023, 2:57 PM
Star Wars 10,000 in the past should look a lot like Game of Thrones.

No Lightsabers…Swords
No Light Side … Mostly Dark Side
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/7/2023, 6:39 PM
@IronGenesis - Star Wars is already pretty fantasy-like, so wouldn't surprise me if it leans even more into that if it goes back in time
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/7/2023, 3:07 PM
Let him cook simultaneously
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/8/2023, 7:27 AM
@GhostDog -
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/8/2023, 8:50 AM
@ObserverIO - he’s doing it!!
Slotherin
Slotherin - 4/9/2023, 9:04 AM
@GhostDog - mmm tasty morsels
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 4/7/2023, 3:21 PM
He will be focussed on swamp thing because his star wars film won't happen 😐
DocSpock
DocSpock - 4/7/2023, 4:03 PM
@AmazingFILMporg -

We can only hope.

emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 4/7/2023, 3:27 PM
Please tell me Manigold is huge fan of SW s1 from 2019...and he's doing the movie in the same style. That's all I want to hear !
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