As you likely know, DC villain Clayface is set to be introduced into the DCU later this fall in a film of his own, but it will be in a slightly different capacity than we might be used to. Instead of your typical superhero fare, we’re getting a horror-centric project, penned by master of chills Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher).
As we recently reported, test audiences at CinemaCon last week described a truly disgusting body horror tale that doesn’t seem to be for the faint of heart. Nothing has been publicly shown thus far, but with the film’s premiere slated for October 23rd, it now seems like DC and Warner are ready to quietly kick off the marketing push.
On the film’s official Instagram account, three posts have been made since yesterday, giving us a clear look at a portrait of Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, the individual who eventually becomes Clayface.
According to previous leaks, Hagen suffers an accident and is forced to undergo experimental reconstructive surgery, which seems to be accurate. In two other posts on the same account, we get a look at the fictional trade magazine Gotham Medical, which talks about the ‘new face of regenerative medicine,’ as well as a torn newspaper clipping with the headline ‘actor Matt Hagen brutally attacked.’
In short, this looks to be something exciting to look forward to just in time for Halloween, or what do you think?