Let’s face it: being Superman would be kinda chilly (even though Kal-El was really going through it in James Gunn’s Superman). And even Supergirl ha
Let’s face it: being Superman would be kinda chilly (even though Kal-El was really going through it in James Gunn’s Superman). And even Supergirl has a lot going for her, despite the upcoming Supergirl seeming to put her in emotion-fuelled revenge mode. But the next film from DC Studios follows a character with a much less enviable power-set: being Clayface, surely, can’t be much fun. So it seems in the Clayface teaser, a brief look at the next DC movie, taking Gunn’s comic book universe in a horror direction. Watch the teaser here:
Taking the Batman baddie as its basis, Clayface follows actor Matt Hagen – played by rising Welsh star Tom Rhys Harries – who finds himself undergoing some… changes. Face-melting, clay-fleshed changes. Like we said: not fun. While it might not be an obvious next move for the DCU, the film comes from some solemn talent: the screenplay comes from Mike Flanagan, as well as Hossein Amini, with director James Watkins (Eden Lake, the surprisingly great Speak No Evil remake) behind the camera. Plus, it also stars the very talented Naomi Ackie, Max Minghells, and Eddie Marsan. So far, so good.
It remains to be seen what Clayface will bring to Gunn’s wider universe (you’re unlikely to see Batman here, we’d say), but even if it’s somewhat standalone, it could be a nice Halloween treat – set to arrive in cinemas on October 23. Start prepping your Clayface trick-or-treat costume now!
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