Clayface

Matt Hagen's meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss's actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.

ReleaseOctober 23, 2026

StatusRELEASED

StudioDC Studios

Why it matters

DC Studios adds a Clayface feature film, expanding the DC Universe's live‑action roster as part of its ongoing expansion of comic‑book adaptations.

About Clayface

DC Studios goes small and strange with Clayface, a body-horror picture built around a Batman villain rather than a hero. Matt Hagen is a Gotham actor whose face is ruined on the orders of a crime boss, and whose search for a cure leaves him able to reshape his own body while losing his hold on reality. James Watkins directs from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, with Matt Reeves, James Gunn and Peter Safran producing.

The movie opens on October 23, 2026, pushed back from a September slot earlier in the year. Tom Rhys Harries plays Hagen, with Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan around him. Filming ran through the fall of 2025 in Liverpool and at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England, and the result sits closer to horror than to the costumed films sharing its universe.

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