Overview

• Fresh set photos show Harries with a grotesquely disfigured face under detailed practical makeup, aligning with earlier hospital scenes and a masked public appearance.
• New on-location footage captures Harries’ Matt Hagen dancing on courthouse steps to The Way You Look Tonight with spotlight shadow play, with observers treating the sequence’s context as unconfirmed.
• Set dressing in Liverpool includes a clear “The Jokers” graffiti tag, signaling Joker’s presence in the rebooted continuity without an on-screen reveal.
• James Watkins directs from drafts by Mike Flanagan with rewrites by Hossein Amini, with James Gunn and Peter Safran producing as casting highlights include Max Minghella as detective John, Naomi Ackie as biotech CEO Caitlin Bates, and Eddie Marsan in an undisclosed role.
• Clayface is in active production for a theatrical release on September 11, 2026, positioned as a hard R-rated horror entry within DC Studios’ new slate.