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Clayface DCU Movie Films in U.K., Flying Graysons Easter Egg Fuels Gotham Speculation

The R-rated body-horror origin from director James Watkins is using dense set design to build out Batman lore without confirming crossovers.

The Flying Graysons in action.
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CLAYFACE Set Photos Feature An Iconic DC Comics Location And Matt Hagen's Possible Transformation - SPOILERS
CLAYFACE Set Photos Feature A Nod To Hush And A Closer Look Around Amusement Mile

Overview

  • Production crews transformed Liverpool and New Brighton into Gotham’s Amusement Mile, with visible night shoots confirming active location filming.
  • A Flying Graysons poster was photographed on set, prompting Robin theories that outlets characterize as unconfirmed background dressing.
  • Additional on-set art nods to Ace Chemicals and to characters including the Joker, the Penguin, Hush and Black Mask, with references to Black Canary and Zatanna also spotted.
  • Tom Rhys Harries was seen filming as Matt Hagen and Naomi Ackie appeared in rehearsal footage, with reports identifying her as biotech executive Caitlin Bates treating Hagen.
  • James Gunn reiterated the film as a hardcore, R-rated body horror within the DCU and questioned a viral Pattinson-style Bat-symbol sticker’s authenticity, as the movie targets a September 11, 2026 release.