Logan and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold was a guest on the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he shared a few intriguing new details on his plans for the new DCU Swamp Thing movie that's currently in-development.
Though the filmmaker was hesitant to discuss the movie in any great detail, he did reveal why he decided to make himself available for this particular project.
“As soon as I heard James Gunn was taking over DC, I just saw it as an opportunity to throw my hat down.”
Mangold also said that his take on the classic DC Comics character will be inspired by Frankenstein, and although James Gunn has previously stated that the movie will “investigates the dark origins of Swamp Thing” with a "much more horrific" story, the director clarified that he is "not specifically" targeting an R-rating.
No potential casting picks were brought up, but a recent rumor claimed that It and John Wick Chapter 4 actor Bill Skarsgård might be in line to play Alec Holland, aka Swamp Thing.
The Earth Elemental and John Constantine are closely-connected characters in the comics, and with Keanu Reeves (possibly) set to reprise the title role for a sequel to 2005's Constantine, fans are hoping for an eventual crossover - potentially building towards a Justice League Dark movie.
You can check out the full interview in the player below.
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