Overview
- DC Studios screened the first teaser at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday, with co-CEO Peter Safran calling it a “riveting horror-thriller driven by character.”
- Attendees described graphic transformation imagery centered on Tom Rhys Harries’ Matt Hagen, including hospital-bandage visuals and unsettling face-morphing effects.
- James Watkins directs from a script by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, with producers Matt Reeves, James Gunn and Safran, and a cast led by Harries with Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan and David Dencik.
- Reporting points to a fall 2026 theatrical release, with most outlets citing Oct. 23 while some list Sept. 11 or Oct. 11, indicating the exact date remains in flux.
- The film sits inside the main DCU continuity and, at a reported $40 million budget, marks a smaller, genre-first swing alongside larger tentpoles like Superman and Supergirl.