Clayface Gets a Body-Horror Origin in CinemaCon Trailer
TL;DR
DC Studios unveiled a body-horror origin for Batman villain Clayface at CinemaCon, with Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen whose disfigurement and a chemical transformation turn him into a clay-bodied foe; the trailer hints at further mutations, including a faceless moment and a mace-like clay fist, and the movie, directed by James Watkins, arrives in theaters on Oct 23, 2026 as part of DC’s universe relaunch.
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