Clayface

Facts

Release: movie · 2026-10-30 · Japan · 2026-10-05
Noted: James Watkins is the director of DC Studios' Clayface. · 2026-10-05
Noted: Tom Rhys Harries stars as an actor whose face is ruined and who turns to a forbidden mud-based treatment. · 2026-10-05

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Directs of: james watkins
Produces of: dc studios, dc

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Clayface Director Built Gotham From Liverpool Streets

James Watkins, director of DC Studios' Clayface, said in a remote interview that the film's Gotham City was built with production designer James Price using real Liverpool streets rather than heavy VFX. Watkins described a corrupt city lit with tungsten and sodium-orange light by cinematographer Rob Hardy, with DC Easter eggs hidden in restaurant names, signage and facility names. Matt Hagen is played by Tom Rhys Harries. The film opens October 30.

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Clayface Director Cites Tetsuo and Godzilla Minus One as Influences

James Watkins, director of DC Studios' Clayface, said in a remote interview that Tetsuo and Godzilla Minus One shaped the film. He named David Cronenberg's The Fly as a model for the transformation story. The film stars Tom Rhys Harries as an actor whose face is ruined and who turns to a forbidden mud-based treatment. It opens in Japan on October 30.