logan director james mangold might be making the jump to dc studios to helm its new swamp thing moviethe hollywood reporter writes that mangold who is also directing the upcoming indiana jones and the dial of destiny is in early talks to be behind the camera for swamp thingfor the uninitiated the dc character is a supernatural swamp monster who debuted in the early 1970s and was later popularized by a legendary run from alan moore stephen bissette and john totelben according to thr mangold is a massive fan of the characters and storiesin the reveal for dc studios upcoming chapter one titled gods and monsters coceo james gunn said swamp thing was a very dark horror story thats tonally outside of the rest of the dcu but will still form part of the overall arcmangold who has experience with darker material thanks to his 2003 thriller identity could join what gunn described in the dc chapter one announcement as a unique opportunity for a creatorled cinematic universe filled with singular visionsdcus chapter one will consist of five movies superman legacy the authority brave and the bold supergirl woman of tomorrow and swamp thing and five tv shows waller lanterns booster gold creature commandos and paradise lost a 10year plan including a second chapter is in place from gunn and coceo peter safran the batman 2 and joker 2 will exist outside of the main continuity as part of the dc elseworlds brandingfor more on whats flying into cinemas check out our guide to new superhero movies