Look Footage Shown At CinemaCon
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Warner Bros. and DC debuted the first teaser for their body horror film Clayface at CinemaCon, featuring a disfigured lead character played by Tom Rhys Harries in various stages of trauma and transformation.
- Directed by James Watkins, Clayface is set for an October 23 release, following DC's Supergirl film which premieres on June 26.
- DC Chief Peter Safran described Clayface as a lesser-known character poised to gain fame with this "riveting horror thriller" timed for Halloween.
- The character Clayface, originating in 1940 comics as a shapeshifting actor-turned-criminal and Batman adversary, is reimagined in this film with a focus on body horror elements.
- The cast includes Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, and Eddie Marsan, with a script by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, and production led by Matt Reeves, James Gunn, and Peter Safran.
