Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries has formally landed the lead function in Clayface, the upcoming DC Studios mission based mostly on one among Batman’s most iconic and tragic villains. In line with TheWrap, Harries will play the titular shape-shifting character for DC.
The Clayface film might be directed by James Watkins, recognized for his work on the 2023 remake of Communicate No Evil. The most recent model of the script was penned by Hossein Amini, the acclaimed screenwriter behind Drive. Horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, initially hooked up to the mission, wrote an earlier draft, however is not concerned within the manufacturing.
The Batman helmer Matt Reeves is producing Clayface alongside Lynn Harris. The mission is predicted to start filming this fall in the UK, with the studio positioning it as a key entry in its increasing Elseworlds slate — a label reserved for DC tales set outdoors the primary continuity.
Rhys Harries is finest recognized for his current efficiency in The Return, the place he starred reverse Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. His previous credit additionally embody the motion thriller Kandahar and Man Ritchie’s The Gents, the place he performed a younger and unstable enforcer.
The primary particulars concerning the Clayface film
First launched in 1940, Clayface has been portrayed in varied types throughout DC media, typically depicted as a shapeshifting villain able to molding his look into anybody or something. In line with earlier stories, Clayface is budgeted at $40 million and can heart on a B-movie actor who injects himself with an experimental substance to remain related. Nevertheless, the process goes horribly unsuitable, turning him right into a grotesque, ever-changing creature fabricated from dwelling clay.
Throughout a DC Studios presentation earlier this yr, DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran supplied the primary main particulars concerning the Clayface film. Safran described the movie as “a tremendous physique horror movie that reveals a compelling origin of a traditional Batman villain,” promising one thing extra terrifying and emotionally wealthy than audiences may count on from a lesser-known character.
Keep tuned for the newest information concerning the Clayface film and the way forward for the DC Universe.