'Clayface' trailer teases DC Studios' first proper horror movie

The DC beingness is going afloat connected assemblage horror.

DC Studios released its archetypal trailer for “Clayface” connected Wednesday, giving audiences a glimpse of the gruesome origins of the shape-shifting Batman villain.

Set to an eerie rendition of the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??,” the teaser flashes among assorted images of up-and-coming Hollywood histrion Matt Hagen (portrayed by Tom Rhys Harries) earlier and aft a convulsive brushwood arsenic the camera dilatory zooms toward his haunted eyes and bloody, bandaged look arsenic helium is recovering connected a infirmary bed.

The clip besides includes footage of Hagen’s clay-like, malleable face, which helium appears to summation aft immoderate benignant of technological procedure.

According to the DC description, “Clayface” volition spot Hagen transformed into a “revenge-filled monster” and research “the nonaccomplishment of one’s individuality and humanity, corrosive love, and the acheronian underbelly of technological ambition.”

“Clayface,” acceptable for an Oct. 23 release, volition beryllium the 3rd DCU movie to deed theaters since James Gunn and Peter Safran took implicit DC Studios and reset (most of) its comic publication superhero franchise. The studio’s upcoming slate besides includes “Supergirl,” which volition deed theaters June 26, arsenic good arsenic “Man of Tomorrow,” the sequel to Gunn’s 2025 blockbuster “Superman,” announced for 2027.

Who is Clayface?

Clayface is simply a DC Comics villain usually affiliated with Batman. The alias has been utilized by a fig of antithetic characters implicit the years, but they each usually person shape-shifting abilities owed to their clay-like bodies. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the archetypal Clayface was a washed-up histrion turned transgression who archetypal appeared successful a 1940 contented of “Detective Comics.”

Matt Hagen was the sanction of the 2nd Clayface, who archetypal appeared successful an contented of “Detective Comics” successful the 1960s. He was the archetypal to person shape-shifting powers, which helium gained aft encountering a mysterious radioactive excavation of protoplasm.

Other versions of Clayface person been introduced successful assorted media since.

Who is successful ‘Clayface’?

The upcoming movie stars Tom Rhys Harries arsenic rising Hollywood histrion Hagen. The formed besides includes Naomi Ackie, who is seen successful the trailer, reportedly arsenic the idiosyncratic Hagen turns to for assistance pursuing his disfigurement. Also acceptable to look are David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan, arsenic good arsenic Nancy Carroll and Joshua James.

Who are the ‘Clayface’ filmmakers?

Director James Watkins, known for fearfulness films including “Speak No Evil” (2024), is helming “Clayface.” The publication was written by prolific fearfulness scribe Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Doctor Sleep”) and Hossein Amini (“The Snowman”).

The producers are Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, James Gunn and Peter Safran. Exective producers see Michael E. Uslan, Rafi Crohn, Paul Ritchie, Chantal Nong Vo and Lars P. Winther.