(Left) Director James Watkins on the set of ‘Speak no evil’. (Right) DC COMICS ‘Clayface. Photo: DC COMICS.
Preview:
- James Watkins will direct the ‘Clayface’ movie for warner bros.
- Mike Flanagan Wrote the Script.
- The movie would land in theaters in 2026.
With its revamped cinematic universe set to take this July with James Gunn‘S’Superman‘(And with’Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow‘in the works from Craig Gillespie As a follow-up), DC Studios-Run by Gunn AlongSide Peter Safran-is making moves to hire another another filmmaker.
In this case, The Subject is Batman Villain Clayface, which has a script in place from ‘The fall of the house of usher‘And’Doctor Sleep‘s Mike Flangan,
Yet while He’s Long Accompiled as Both a Writer and Director, He Wasn Bollywood to take up the main job on the Clayface Movie, Since He Has Commitments Elsewhere, Including to UNIVESAL ‘ Continuing ‘Exorcist‘Franchise.
But thought DC Studios and Parent Company Warner Bros. Have Alredy been putting beelers (presummally dripping with class) out about potential casual casting, the sharper focus has been on finding a director to brings Flangan’s Script to Life.
After buzz last week that the choice was coming to between ‘Truth or dare‘And’Imaginary‘s Jeff wadlow And ‘Speak no evilRemake Director James Watkins, The Hollywood Reporter Brings word that watkins have landed the gig.
According to the reporter’s sources, dc co-chiff gunn met with watkins last Thursday for a final presentation that LED to the nod. But that’s just one stage – a deal for watkins to handle the movie will now be Hammered out.
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Who is Clayface Exactly?
DC COMICS ‘Clayface. Photo: DC COMICS.
If you’re not up to date on the muddy man-monster, here’s your basic briefing on Clayface as a character.
Created by Bill finger and Bob kaneThe original Clayface, Basil Karlo, appeared in detective comics Film.
Kane stated that the character was partally inspired by the 1925 Lon Chaney Version of ‘The Phantom of the OperaAnd that his name was derived from Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone.
The character only appeared twice in the golden age but was the inspiration for the shape-shifting silver age version. And, as is Usual in Comic Books, The name has been used for a number of similar takes on the character.
In the late 1950s, batman began facing a series of Science fiction-inspired Foes, Including Matthew Hagen, A Treasure Hunter Given Vast Shapeshifting Powers and Resilience by Exposure to a POOL radioactive protoplasm, who became the second charge. He retained the title for the next couple of decades of Comic Book History.
In the late 1970s, Preston Payne Became The Third Clayface. A scientist Suffering from HyperpitUTUTARISM, PRESTON PAYNE Used The Second Clayface’s Blood to create a cure for his condition, but instead became a Clay-Like Creature Creature that Needed to Passes NEWE Condition on to others to survive.
Sondra Fuller of Strike Force Kobra Used The Terrorist Group’s Technology to become the fourth Clayface, also know as lady Clay. She formed the mud pack with the original and third clayfaces. DURING this era, the original Clayface used the DNA of Payne and Fuller to become the ultimate Clayface (talk about bragging!)
Sometime after the mud pack Event, Payne and Fuller Had a Son Named Cassius “Clay” Payne, Who, as the Fifth Clayface, also Had Metahuman Shapeshifting Powers.
That’s just a selection of the character’s alternates, who have appeared over the Years in Various Films, Series, Animated Works, Video Games and Other Forms of Media.
Alan Tudyk Voices Clayface in the animated series’Harley Quinn‘And’Creature Commandos, Ron Perlman Previously Voiced Him in Animated Projects’Batman: The animated series‘And’The new batman adventures, Brian McManamon Played the Villain on ‘Gotham‘While Lorraine burroughs was Clayface on ‘Pennyworth,
Gunn and safran have previous said that actors who play roles in the animated sphere for their dc studios will also take Movie.
As for the tone of the movie, deadline’s sources have heard that the cleaface movie is rumored to be a horror-thriller-tragedy, with the lead protagonist not expected to be portrayed as the notorious vilain He’s usually see as.
What else has watkins worked on?
(L to r) Director James Watkins and Mackenzie Davis (as louise dalton) on the set of ‘Speak no evil’.
In addition to ‘Speak No Evil,’ (which made more than $ 76 million at the worldwide box office on a $ 15 million budget), watkins has a history with horror on the big screen and drama on TV.
He Made His Directorial Debut with 2008 Thriller ‘Eden lake‘Whoch Starred Michael Fassbeinder and Kelly reilly As a couple terrcerized by a group of youths LED by Jack o’Connell,
He following that up with 2012’s’The woman in black‘A ghost story that starred Daniel radcliff And 2016 Idris elba Crime Thriller ‘Bastille Day,
On the small screen, he co-created the crime drama ‘Mcmafia‘And Directed Episodes of’Black Mirror‘And 2022’s tv take on’The ipcress file,
When will the Clayface Movie Be In theaters?
This is one directing deal that will need to come togeether qiqly – – Warner Bros. Has Alredy Handed Out a September 11th, 2026 Release Date For the Movie, So Watkins will likely be putting the pieces together and rolling cameras this year.
(L to r) Alix West Lefler (as Agnes Dalton), Mackenzie Davis (as louise dalton), scoot mcnairy (as ben dalton), director watkins and aisling franciosi (as ciara) on the set of ‘ Evil ‘.
