DC Studios Unveils Chilling Trailer for James Gunn’s Clayface

DC Studios has recently released a new trailer for the upcoming movie Clayface, and it’s a must-watch for fans of the DC Universe. The trailer gives us our best look yet at Clayface, the next movie in James Gunn’s ongoing DC Universe. We get a good idea of the origin story for Matt Hagen/Clayface, who undergoes experimental treatment after he is left disfigured.

The trailer showcases a number of standout moments, but the one that’s stuck with me is when Hagen is forced to the restroom on a plane because his eyelids are melting together. He is so desperate to see that he looks like he’s about to cut his own eyelid skin. Ouch. The body horror in the trailer is intense, and it’s exactly how it should be for a movie of this kind.

Directed by James Watkins from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, Clayface is deliberately positioned as a counterpoint to the bright and breezy Superman and Supergirl films. It presents a nightmarish version of Peter Parker discovering his Spider-Man powers, except instead of sticking to walls and shooting out webs, Matt Hagen finds himself in the unfortunate position of coming to terms with his face falling off.

One potential source of confusion for audiences is the release of Clayface, who is very much a Gotham-based Batman villain. The movie comes out before the recently delayed The Batman 2, which is not a part of Gunn’s DCU, rather Matt Reeves’s Batman Epic Crime Saga. So, don’t expect Robert Pattinson to pop out from the shadows in an end credit scene to temper Clayface’s quest for revenge.

In fact, don’t expect Batman to show up at all — Gunn has yet to even announce who’s playing his Batman for the upcoming The Brave and the Bold movie, which will presumably take place in the Gotham we see in Clayface. Gunn has insisted he won’t start talking about it in any meaningful sense until The Batman 2 is out the door, and right now, that’s February 18, 2028.

So, for now, Clayface is something of an oddity: a cool-looking DCU standalone that may or may not have connections to the events we’ve already seen in Superman and Supergirl, and will see in next year’s Man of Tomorrow, and the DCU’s future Batman. That’s fine by me, because if this trailer is anything to go by, Clayface has more than enough skin in the game.

Clayface is a movie that promises to deliver a nightmarish take on the superhero genre, and it’s something that fans of the DC Universe are sure to be excited about. With its blend of horror and superhero elements, it’s a movie that’s sure to leave audiences on the edge of their seats.

The movie is directed by James Watkins, who brings a wealth of experience in the horror genre to the project. The screenplay is written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, who are both known for their work on a number of critically acclaimed horror movies.

Overall, the trailer for Clayface is a must-watch for fans of the DC Universe, and it promises to deliver a nightmarish take on the superhero genre. With its blend of horror and superhero elements, it’s a movie that’s sure to leave audiences on the edge of their seats.