Overview

• DC Studios is finalizing James Watkins to direct the Clayface film, with production set to begin in the United Kingdom this summer.
• Tom Rhys Harries has been cast as Matt Hagen, the washed-up actor who transforms into the shapeshifting villain Clayface.
• Mike Flanagan’s script will anchor the DCU’s first R-rated entry as a pure horror experience focused on body horror themes.
• James Gunn and Peter Safran chose to place Clayface in the DCU rather than Matt Reeves’ Batman continuity due to its supernatural and graphic content.
• Clayface remains slated for theatrical release on September 11, 2026, as part of the Chapter One slate following Supergirl and The Brave and the Bold.