James Mangold in Talks to Tackle ‘Swamp Thing’ Movie for James Gunn, Peter Safran’s DC Studios - Hollywood Reporter

Mangold, who has Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hitting theaters in May, is in early talks to be one of the first writer-directors to join James Gunn and Peter Safran’s roster of filmmakers at DC Studios.

Mangold is in discussions with the Warner Bros. arm to take on the feature adaptation of Swamp Thing, the supernatural horror-based hero who is a focal point in the first chapter of DC Studios’ slate.

Still, Mangold on Tuesday night tweeted a simple (but moody and poetic) image of Swamp Thing, drawn by co-creator Bernie Wrightson.

It was during this run that Swamp Thing evolved from a simple horror comic into one with a deep elemental mythology featuring concepts such as the Parliament of Trees and tackling complex themes of life and death.

The run also introduced another supernatural hero, John Constantine, and its more adult nature led to the creation of the mature readers comics imprint Vertigo.

The character first appeared on the big screen in 1982, in a feature directed by horror master Wes Craven and most recently in a short-lived series showrun by Gary Dauberman and Mark Verheiden that streamed on the now-defunct DC Universe platform.