DC's Clayface Premieres In LA With Tom Rhys Harries And James Gunn Attending
DC Studios is putting a psychological thriller about a Batman villain into theaters with early press framing it as a genre benchmark, which tests whether a serious horror-leaning comic film can carry a release on its own.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
DC Studios held the world premiere of Clayface at the Hollywood Legion Theater on October 13, ahead of an October 30 opening. Lead actor Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, director James Watkins, and DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran attended. The film follows young actor Matt Hagen, who loses his career and his face in an incident and transforms into the monster Clayface. Overseas media praised it as a new standard for villain movies.
The premiere ran at the Hollywood Legion Theater on October 13, with the film opening October 30. James Gunn and Peter Safran, DC Studios' co-CEOs, are producers on the project, and both walked the event alongside director James Watkins and cast members Naomi Ackie and David Dencik.
Harries, on the red carpet, said he welcomes studios taking bold risks and is excited about a serious genre film inside a comic-based movie. Overseas press who saw it early called it a new standard for villain movies and singled out Harries' performance.
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