Guillermo del Toro’s Swamp Thing Can Never Happen and James Gunn Finally Has a Heartbreaking Answer for That
Guillermo del Toro is one of the most highly skilled personalities in Hollywood. He has been awarded with greatest honours of the film fraternity. He is most recognized for his work in the horror and supernatural genre.
As the internet is abuzz with DC Studios bringing back The Swamp Thing on the screens, fans expected del Toro to helm the project, given his expertise in the genre. However, things went differently and James Mangold is set to direct the film. DC Studios CEO was quick to clarify why del Toro’s vision cannot be brought to life.
Guillermo del Toro’s Swamp Thing Can Never Happen
In the recent announcements made by DC Studios, it was revealed that the horrifying tale of The Strange Thing is being brought back to the silver screen. Studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran talked about how the film will deal with the origin of the monster.
Even as netizens are abuzz with the premise and the tale of the monster coming back to life, there is some discourse on the director. Guillermo del Toro is famous and overqualified to direct a story like this. And fans were slightly disheartened to know it won’t be him helming the project.
While Gunn was interacting with the comments on one of his social media posts, one fan pointed this out. And Gunn clarified the matter quickly. The Guardians of the Galaxy director said that he was not approached by del Toro in the first place. This is how the conversation went:
It is saddening that The Strange Thing won’t come to life through del Toro’s lens. But the decided premise of a powerful story like this one is hard to come by.
James Gunn’s Plans For DCU
On their quest to revamp the DC Studios, co-CEOs Peter Safran and James Gunn recently announced their plan and vision. The filmmakers said that apart from movies, the new era of DC will involve video games, TV shows, and animation.
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They shared that the actors playing the roles in live-action will voice their characters across all media. This is a significant move for DC’s future considering this multimedia approach with the adaptation of the comics has not been taken upon much. For instance, Marvel Studios have branched the MCU with miniseries and TV shows but they have not yet expanded to videogames.
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The recently appointed DC studio heads seem to be going all out. And as the performance of the latest DC films has been, Gunn and Safran’s efforts can be the game-changing strategy DC needs.
