First of all, I’ll say that I’m just a tad surprised that this upcoming Clayface movie from Warner Bros./DC Studios is a DCU project and not part of Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN EPIC CRIME SAGA. That likely means that my hypothesis that Reeves will be attached as a producer to anything at WB/DCS that’s “Batman.” This also means that all the buzz that’s long been going ’round that Clayface was possibly in THE BATMAN: PART II isn’t the case. No way they’d have 2 versions of Clayface in films released so close together (more on that in a bit). Furthermore, it appears that the Clayface version featured in the solo standalone film will be the shape-shifting blob of mud and not the original grounded Basil Karlo version.
Oh well.
OK, now the release date: September 11, 2026…which means it will hit theaters about 2 weeks-ish before THE BATMAN: PART II.
Exciting news out of DC Studios today as #Clayface, a DCU story from a script by Mike Flanagan, has been OFFICIALLY greenlit.
Clayface premieres in 2026.
— James Gunn (@jamesgunn.bsky.social) December 13, 2024 at 2:41 PM
The animated feature DYNAMIC DUO also got a release date and will bow on June 30, 2028. Oh yeah, Matt Reeves and his 6th & Idaho are producing that one as well..more proof that Reeves has his hands in all things “Batman” over there at Warner. ANYWAY…
Not sure how interested I am in a live-action Clayface movie where he’s a blob of goo/shape-shifter. However, with Mike Flanigan involved and writing the script and it being a combo of horror/tragedy/thriller, I’ll likely end up giving it a look…maybe I’m assuming too much. – Bill “Jett” Ramey