‘Clayface’ Film in Development at DC Studios, Mike Flanagan to Write

[Lootpack]

Fresh off the success of the HBO series “The Penguin,” DC Studios has officially greenlit a feature film centered around Clayface, the shapeshifting Batman villain, from a script written by “Doctor Sleep” filmmaker Mike Flanagan, according to a source with direct knowledge of the production. Plot details are scarce, but filming is expected to begin early next year.

Flanagan, who first pitched DC Studios on a Clayface project in 2023, tweeted in 2021 that he was “really keen to do a standalone Clayface movie as a horror/thriller/tragedy.” But he is already committed to write and direct a new take on “The Exorcist” for Universal, through Blumhouse and Morgan Creek, and he’s also developing a series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “Carrie” for Amazon MGM Studios. So DC has been on the hunt for a director to take the reins, and an announcement is imminent.

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Clayface seems too ungrounded to be part of the Reeves stuff. So does that mean it's part of Gunn shyt or is it standalone like Mike wanted it at first?
Either way, I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Lootpack]

Clayface seems to ungrounded to be part of the Reeves stuff. So does that mean it's part of Gunn shyt or is it standalone like Mike wanted it at first?
Either way, I'm looking forward to it.

From the article:

The decision to greenlight the project is the strongest signal yet that DC Studios co-chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran intend the studio to incorporate a wide assortment of storytelling tones. “One of the main things I want to establish is that you can do anything at DC Studios,” Gunn recently told Variety while discussing his animated series “Creature Commandos,” the first official title in the new DC Universe. “We can make complete family fare. We can make something that’s for general audiences, like ‘Superman.’ We can make something that’s violent and sexual, like this. … It’s about creating a world in which we can tell the story about, you know, one type of character in different genres.”

 

[EzekelRAGE]

From the article:

Not confirmation it's part of the Gunn shyt tho

 

[Bryan Danielson]

We up!!

#Takeover

 

[jwinfield]

Variety says it’ll be produced by Reeves’ studio.

 

[Norrin Radd]

I’d prefer a non-grounded Clayface but as long as they don’t make him an anti-hero

Bats having to solve crimes committed by Clayface impersonating Bruce Wayne could be flames

 

[jwinfield]

 

[EzekelRAGE]

More Juice

 

[DaylitoJames]

Basil Karlo getting his own film

 

[THE 101]

Reeves' clayface gonna be a disgruntled ceramicist who has elite skills in pottery.

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Reeves' clayface gonna be a disgruntled ceramicist who has elite skills in pottery.

lol the dude who posted the tweet above said it's gonna be like Darkman


hopefully w/o the "good guy" shyt tho

 

[TheNatureBoy]

Flanagan writing ups my interest. Already know we are getting some killer monologues

 

[Concerned Citizen]

Flanagan is too good for this project that should never have gotten the green light. I’m getting Sony Spider-Manlessverse vibes. If anything, do a well made Catwoman series.

 

[jwinfield]

Flanagan is too good for this project that should never have gotten the green light. I’m getting Sony Spider-Manlessverse vibes. If anything, do a well made Catwoman series.

Eh, this is something Mike pitched to DC. This isn’t Sony announcing plans to do movies for every character that’s ever appeared in a Spiderman comic then getting shytty writers and directors to put something together.