DC Studios Has Discovered Its Clayface

Clayface retains selecting up warmth at DC. After a reportedly barnstorming pitch and script from Mike Flanagan, James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios has run ahead to make the Batman rogue one of many first massive stars of the new DC universe–and now we all know who’s going to be enjoying him.

Deadline stories that Tom Rhys Harries has been forged within the title position in what’s going to now be the third main movie out of the rebooted DC universe after Superman and Supergirl (previously titled Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow). The movie, directed by Converse No Evil‘s James Watkins, is predicated off of an preliminary script from Lifetime of Chuck and Fall of the Home of Usher‘s Mike Flanagan, the purported top quality of which pushed Clayface to a prime precedence for DC Studios. Newer drafts of the script have been worked on by Drive‘s Hossein Amini.

Deadline stories that Harries gained the position out of a closing shortlist that additionally included Kack O’Connell (set to seem in 28 Years Later), Starvation Video games prequel begin Tom Blyth, 1917 alum George MacKay, and White Lotus season 2 breakout Leo Woodall.

Little is understood about simply which model of Clayface will characteristic within the movie–eight characters have taken on the mantle in some capability since Invoice Finger and Bob Kane originated the character in 1940’s Detective Comics #40–however Flanangan did recently confirm that his unique script was closely impressed by the character’s look within the basic Batman: The Animated Sequence two-parter “Toes of Clay”. That story used the second incarnation of Clayface from the comics, Matt Hagen, however gave him an origin impressed by the unique Clayface, Basil Karlo–as a B-Record actor disgfigured in a automobile accident who’s remodeled into the shapeshifting golem by an experimental cosmetics serum referred to as “Renuyu”.

After an extended and extremely exhaustive search, we lastly have our DCU Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Each Matt Reeves and I had been simply blown away by this man, and may’t wait so that you can see this movie, directed by James Watkins and written by Mike Flanagan. https://t.co/EkYFYUvmdA

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 17, 2025

“After an extended and extremely exhaustive search, we lastly have our DCU Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries,” James Gunn mentioned in an announcement shared on social media, in the present day. “Each Matt Reeves and I had been simply blown away by this man, and may’t wait so that you can see this movie, directed by James Watkins and written by Mike Flanagan.”

Clayface is predicted to be the third film launched within the DC Studios slate, someday after Supergirl, which is at present slotted for a June 26, 2026 launch date. Clayface is at present anticipated to launch September 11, 2026.

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