Filmmaker James Mangold says that his upcoming Swamp Thing film for DC is being crafted as a standalone story.

Oscar-nominated director James Mangold directs Timothée Chalamet as the Nobel-Prize winning Musician Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'. Starring Chalamet with Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo,

Thanks to A Complete Unknown, James Mangold has become one of the top 40 highest-grossing directors ever, moving past Avengers director Joss Whedon.

James Mangold is tackling Star Wars and DC next, and his Swamp Thing could be entirely separate from the larger DCU plans to avoid angering fans.

Swamp Thing director James Mangold has confirmed he's approaching the DCU movie as a "standalone" project, even if DC Studios has franchise plans for Alec Holland! You can find his comments in full

James Mangold, who just picked up a Directors Guild of America nomination for “A Complete Unknown,” recently told MovieWeb that his upcoming “Star Wars” movie is deliberately set thousands of years before any other movie in the long-running franchise so that he doesn’t have to deal with the canon and can thus avoid angering fans.

As James Mangold makes his mark on a galaxy far, far away with his upcoming Star Wars installment, he’s emphasizing the “long time ago” part of the setting. The 4x Oscar winner, who is set to co-write and direct Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi,

James Mangold's A Complete Unknown is already bringing in large numbers at the North American box office while currently holding a BAFTA nomination for the best film award in 2025.

James Mangold is taking the phrase, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” quite literally. Mangold’s Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi will be a prequel movie set thousands of years before the Skywalker Saga. Mangold, who will direct Dawn of the Jedi, is excited to tell a new story with his co-writer, Beau Willimon.

Everyone assumed that the nominees for the Directors Guild of America ’s top DGA Award would include, as they did in Wednesday morning’s nominations announcement, Emilia Pérez ’s Jacques Audiard, Anora ’s Sean Baker, Conclave ’s Edward Berger and The Brutalist ’s Brady Corbet.

Director James Mangold says he is "not that interested in being handcuffed by so much lore" for his Star Wars film because there is no pleasing everyone.

A Complete Unknown' director James Mangold has shared some of his plans for his upcoming project: 'Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi'.