LOS ANGELES (AP) — He has the appearance of a gigantic, furious vegetable and battles fiercely to maintain his swamp habitat. He progressed from comic books to movies, television, and video games. Swamp Thing is back on the big screen with his own horror film, thanks to a reworked DC Studios schedule.
Swamp Thing connects with various other characters' adventures in DC Comics, giving him a common thread throughout the larger DC Universe, frequently assisting in its salvation.
On Tuesday, fans celebrated DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn's plans to reintroduce the superhero to the big screen.
"Swamp Thing is a requirement if they want to cover the corners of established portions of DC," The Raven's Loft tweeted.
"I'm honestly extremely thrilled we're having Swamp Thing back," Josh Parker added.
Another proposal that has received positive feedback from fans is a TV series starring Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, the commander of the Suicide Squad.
"She's the ideal approach to bring characters together," Playboi Cyr said on Twitter.
The early good response is a bonus for Gunn, the director of three "Guardians of the Galaxy" films for Marvel, who faced criticism for his ambitions for the DC Universe under new owner Warner Bros Discovery.
In December, Gunn said that a Superman film sans main actor Henry Cavill will be part of the DC slate, adding that Cavill would not reprise the role since the film focused on "an earlier period in Superman's existence."
This was the first of many frustrating replies for many admirers. "James Gunn and I connected, and Black Adam will not be in their first chapter of storytelling," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tweeted, further upsetting some DC fans.
While most fans were enthusiastic with Gunn's approach, some were dubious.