Overview

• Naomi Ackie has entered early negotiations to play the female lead in Clayface, with formal discussions expected to wrap up this week.
• Tom Rhys Harries is confirmed to portray Matt Hagen, the shape-shifting villain at the heart of the R-rated body horror origin story.
• James Watkins is directing the film from a script initially drafted by Mike Flanagan and polished by Hossein Amini.
• If cast, Ackie would play Dr. Caitlin Bates, an original biotech CEO character who becomes Hagen’s love interest, according to reports.
• Production is slated to begin at Warner Bros. Leavesden this autumn ahead of a September 11, 2026 theatrical debut.