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Clayface gets a Teaser Trailer Teasing the Horror to Come

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Look fear in the face. Clayface only in theaters in North America on October 23, 2026, and internationally beginning 21 October 2026.

DC Studios’ first-ever foray into the genre, Clayface is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the Gotham City villain.

Clayface unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one’s identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.

The film also stars Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, and Eddie Marsan, as well as Nancy Carroll and Joshua James. James Watkins directs from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan, and Hossein Amini, story by Flanagan, based on characters from DC. The film is produced by Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Michael E. Uslan, Rafi Crohn, Paul Ritchie, Chantal Nong Vo, and Lars P. Winther executive producing.

Watkins’ creative team includes director of photography Rob Hardy, production designer James Price, editor Jon Harris, visual effects supervisor Angus Bickerton, costume designer Keith Madden, and casting director Lucy Bevan.

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Tom Rhys Harries is DC Studios’ Clayface

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One of the more intriguing movies being worked on by DC Studios is Clayface, a movie based on the tragic Batman villain. Toms Rhys Harries has been cast in the main role. Toms Rhys Harries is a relatively fresh face with a mix of film and television.

The film will be directed by James Watkins, who most recently directed Speak No Evil and looks to have dipped his toes a lot in the horror genre.

There’s been numerous takes on Clayface but the character debuted in Detective Comics #40 in June 1940 and was originally created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. The character generally is a moderately successful actor and the most well know depiction has him suffering a physical change where his body can morph like it was made out of clay who initially takes revenge against those in the movie industry before turning to a broader life of crime.