Overview
- Warner Bros. and DC Studios put the first Clayface teaser online Wednesday following last week’s CinemaCon preview, marking the public debut of the DCU’s villain-led horror film.
- Footage frames Matt Hagen’s transformation as full-on body horror, teasing shapeshifting and unsettling practical effects without showing the final creature design.
- Tom Rhys Harries leads as Hagen, with Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, and David Dencik in the cast under director James Watkins from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan with rewrites by Hossein Amini.
- The studio set an October 23, 2026 theatrical release, and trades report a production budget near $40 million that positions the film as a lower-cost DCU entry.
- Marketing has leaned into in‑universe worldbuilding with faux magazine clippings and a grim first poster, and the movie offers an early on-screen look at Gotham City in the new continuity without introducing Batman.