ClayFace: Key information
– He gets in September 2026
– Filming in various parts of the United Kingdom
– The advance was not launched
– Tom Harries will play the titular character
– Other cast members apparently confirmed
– It is not clear if Batman will appear
– Synopsis of history still to reveal
– It will be a body horror with r classification
– There is no information on what future DCU projects could configure
ClayfaceThe third film that will arrive as part of the DC universe by James Gunn and Peter Safran (DCU), is being molded while we talk.
On September 11, 2026, the first horror film of the DCU will present a broader audience to Batman’s villain in his first independent film. In fact, although it is a familiar face for fans of DC comics, most film will want a clash course about who Clayface is and why he is receiving a solo movie at the DCU before The Dark Knight.
In this guide, I have gathered the last and most important information about the next movie. That includes more about Clayface’s character, as well as the expected cast of the film, the possible details of the story and more.
ClayFace launch date
One week from Gotham City in Liverpool now takes over City Street #ClayFace #Thebatman #batman #LIVERPOOL Pic.twitter.com/pex28imesjSeptember 6, 2025
As I mentioned above, Clayface is ready to arrive September 11, 2026. That launch date was announced as part of an important DCU update delivered by Gunn and Safran in February 2025.
The main photography began in the United Kingdom in September, with cities and towns in the northwest of England, including Liverpool, Stockport and New Brighton, selected as Gotham City supports, also known as the municipality that Batman operates mainly. This is the second time that Liverpool has been used as a replacement for Gotham, like some of 2022 The Batmanwhich is part of the Matt Reeves Bat-Hamble that feels officially independent of the DCU, also filmed in this city.
ClayFace Trailer: Is there one?
No. With the cameras still rolling in the Chapter one of DCU chapter, will spend time before a trailer is launched.
With luck, an advance will be in early 2026. Next year of San Diego Comic-Con, which takes place three months before Clayface Cinema launches is the most likely place for a full towing presentation.
ClayFace Cast: What actors will appear?
ClayFace night filming at St George’s Hall …@livechonews pic.twitter.com/MFVG8OIZRESeptember 5, 2025
Possible spoilers are still for Clayface.
Until now, it has only been confirmed that an actor appears in Clayface. However, three other stars have appeared on the set and/or have been added unofficially to their foundry list:
- Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen/Clayface
- Naomi Ackie as TB
- Max Minghella as TB
- Eddie Marsan as TB
Harries, whom some could recognize from 2024 Doctor Who The Episode ‘Dot and Bubble’, is the leader of the film. By announcing his hiring in mid -June, Gunn revealed that he and his DC Studios partner, Peter Safran “were impressed” by the Harries hearing for ClayfaceThe main role.
As for what version of the character Harries is playing, that will be Matt Hagen. Appearing for the first time in ‘Detective Comics #298’ in December 1961, Hagen is the second individual to assume the name and physiology of the supervillain after Basilio Karlo, who made his debut in the DC Comics in ‘Detective Comics #40’ in December 1940.
In the source material, Hagen is a treasure hunter who transforms into the monstrous changista after contacting a radioactive protoplasm group. However, in the DCU, Hagen is an actor who, if believed in rumors, will undergo an experimental procedure and will become an individual made of clay.
Ackie, who will play a scientist named Caitlin Bates (according to the Hollywood Reporter (THR), could be behind Hagen’s transmutation. Thr has also stated that Minghella is playing a police detective called John, who is involved in an investigation that involves Hagen. Both stars have been stained in the liverpool set, which is wrapped in a liverpool, which is wrapped in a liverpool. figurative in vertigo.
Tom Rhys Harries and Eddie Marsan walking on Clayface’s set! pic.twitter.com/3axh7ziddeAugust 31, 2025
Marsan has also been seen shooting scenes in Liverpool. Based on images uploaded to x/twitter (see above), it seems that Marsan was seen wearing an identical set of clothes to those who wear Harries, so it could be one of the human costumes to change Hagen form. However, the privileged information of the apocalyptic industry has suggested that Marsan is Hagen’s manager, so the jury is still in Marsan’s mysterious role.
Another DC character that fans would love to see, even if it is a cameo, is Batman. After all, Clayface is a member of the Rogues de Caped Crusader gallery, so This film feels like the perfect opportunity to officially reveal the DCU iteration of the Dark Knight.
However, while Batman of the DCU has mocked in other projects, including episode 6 of Creatures commands2025’s Superman film and episode 1 of Pacifier Season 2, an actor has not yet been hired to play Bruce Wayne and his vigilant alter ego. So, unless Batman only appears in the form of a silhouette, what he did in Creatures commands Episode 6, it is incredibly unlikely to get involved.
ClayFace’s story speculation
The exciting news of @DCOFFORIAL STUDIOS today as #CLAYFACE, a DCU story of a script by Mike Flanagan, has been officially illuminated. Clayface opens in 2026.December 13, 2024
Possible spoilers continue Clayface.
There is very little public information about ClayfaceThe plot, but there are some details based on history that float on the web.
To start, speaking with Gizmodo last December, Gunn said that “he did not plan to do a Clayface Film “, but the script by the author of Terror Mike Flanagan was so good that he quickly put himself in production. In the same month, Gunn also confirmed (see the anterior X/Twitter publication) that the project led by James Watkins is officially part of the DCU, which ends the speculations that it will exist as part of the Matt Reeves investment.
In July 2025, Gunn revealed, through the DC Studios podcast, which will be classified by R. That is 18+ for fans outside the United States. According to Thr’s heat vision bulletin, the horror of the body, which Safran has described as the DC version The fly (According to Brandon Davis), it will occur in the line of an independent horror film, with a budget of $ 45 million of $ 45 million, according to reports, which helps him obtain Greenlit.
As for inspiration, Flanagan told Comicbook.com that the film takes its signs of ‘Feat of Clay’, a favorite two parts story that involves the titular villain in the beloved program Batman: The animated series. Hagen’s version appears in this two parts, so it is likely to Hagen, instead of Karlo, was chosen to be the protagonist of this film
From what is worth, it is not clear if Karlo’s version is the one that appeared in season 1 of Creatures commandsThe HBO Max HBO shows for adults that started the DCU last December, or if that is also Hagen. If it is the first, there will be two clays that run around the DCU. If it is the last, it is possible Clayface It can serve as a prequel to the origins of the supervillain of Harries and is prior to Creatures commands.
Anyway, it does not seem that this film will directly adapt the story told in ‘Feat of Clay’. In that double header, Hagen is seriously injured in a car accident and, after a disastrous entrepreneur offers him an experimental serum, Hagen can become anyone who wishes.
According to THR, however, Hagen will be the victim of a vicious gang attack that leaves him disfigured in this film. The deadline also suggests that Hagen will be more a comprehensive character than his counterpart of the comics, so Clayface It can be more a Greek tragedy than a piece of direct villain.
Clayface’s back should hurt both to carry so much DCU tradition. pic.twitter.com/mg2tiyktqiSeptember 11, 2025
Finally, as indicated by the anterior X/Twitter publication, the third large screen of the DCU will be full of references and returns from calls to other characters that operate in Gotham, and will include locations of famous cities such as Club Vesuvius. A nightclub owned by the mafia Johnny Sabatino, this place could be the host of a great piece in the film, especially if Sabatino is the man responsible for physically mutilating Hagen.
It will be interesting to see if the rest of these references of DC comics are mere Easter eggs, or if we will really meet any of the people who are mocking, such as the Joker, the Grayson family, the Penguin, Black Canary, Black Mask and Zatanna, the latter is a regular vesuvius club. I would be surprised if any or all these characters appear, but I was wrong before.
Will ClayFace configure other DCU television films and television programs?
The short answer is: we don’t know. Given the aforementioned references, it is possible that Clayface You could place the foundations for any of the previous characters and/or Batman that are introduced into the DCU.
At the time of the initial publication of this article, however, Pacifier Season 2 has just passed its midpoint in HBO Max. According to Gunn, PacifierThe second year season has the key to its general plan for chapter one of DCU, also known as “gods and monsters.” So, we will have to wait until I finish to see how it will help establish the main narrative of ‘gods and monsters’ before we can determine if we can Clayface He will have a role in reaffirming those plans through his broader association with Batman and Gotham City.
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