Clayface is DC Studios’ Batman spinoff movie, and the franchise’s darkest, most horror-themed challenge ever. It’s been made clear from the beginning that this villain origin movie received’t have Batman swinging in for the save, neither is it straight linked to another DCU movie or TV collection. That’s been a difficult factor for followers to reconcile, as Gotham Metropolis has been referenced in practically each DCU challenge, and followers have already seen Clayface seemingly meet his finish within the Creature Commandos animated collection. It’s additionally been considerably complicated for followers to see The Batman director Matt Reeves popping up alongside the Clayface promotional tour – or listening to issues like star Tom Rhys Harries saying he desires a team-up with Colin Farrell’s Penguin.
So how and the place does this Clayface film match into the bigger DCU franchise? The person on the high, James Gunn, could have simply ended all hypothesis and rumor in his reply about what comes subsequent.
James Gunn Confirms Clayface’s Subsequent Look
Whereas being interviewed by Cinemex, James Gunn acknowledged that “This [movie] isn’t the final we’ll see of Clayface. And I can’t look forward to you guys to see what we do with him.” That reply appears to point two issues:
- Clayface will certainly be featured in future DCU tasks. This movie just isn’t a one-and-done standalone.
- It ends any debate about whether or not Clayface is a part of Matt Reeves’ The Batman franchise,
The confusion with Reeves’ The Batman doubtless comes from the truth that Matt Reeves and Clayface author Mike Flanagan had been creating this film earlier than DC Studios was launched. As he informed Batman Information, “After THE BATMAN, I used to be very enthusiastic about this concept: THE BATMAN was not a Batman origin story, however what it did—as a result of it was his first look within the metropolis—it was an entree into origin tales for the Rogues’ Gallery… And one of many issues I acquired very enthusiastic about was the thought of searching for methods to do actually cool, smaller horror movies. And [Screenwriter] Mike Flanagan got here to me and stated he had been an enormous fan of Clayface…and had a ardour about doing a horror story with Clayface on the core. So, we began creating it.” Clearly, the challenge modified when DC Studios was launched, however Matt Reeves continues to be connected as a producer, alongside James Gunn, Peter Safran, and Lynn Harris.
However is Clayface really useless after the occasions of Creature Commandos Season 1? In that collection, he disguised himself as a key ally and ambushed Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) and Eric Frankenstein (David Harbour). Clayface in the end acquired shocked with sufficient voltage to gentle up a metropolis block and regarded fairly useless. See for your self, under:
DC Comics has made it clear that Clayface cannot solely survive that a lot voltage, however pretend his demise by shaping a few of a mass of his clay right into a “corpse” whereas a smaller bit escapes and rebuilds later. The extra fascinating principle is that Clayface will probably be recruited into “Activity Drive M” in Creature Commandos Season 2, which might let Gunn and Co. play with the character and his powers much more than live-action permits.
It might additionally additional set up Matt Hagen/Clayface as a personality earlier than the DCU Batman reboot, The Courageous and the Daring, arrives. As Creature Commandos confirmed us, one other wonderful thing about Clayface is that he can actually pop up wherever for a enjoyable/horrifying cameo whereas imitating one other character. Sky is the restrict.
However first, audiences want to reply to Clayface when the film opens in theaters. Are you excited to see it? Tell us within the feedback!