The full, official trailer for DC Studios‘s Clayface is here, and it’s not skimping on the body horror as Tom Rhys Harries’s Matt Hagen recovers from a traumatic injury, only to become something much, much worse…
In the two plus minute look at the upcoming Batman villain origin film, we meet Hagen, an actor on the rise who had his career cut short after he was attacked and disfigured by a crime boss. Now with the help Dr. Caitlin Corr (Naomie Ackie), he gets his looks back… Only to discover the treatment has some unintended side effects.
And while most of the trailer goes the way you think, even positioning Hagen/Clayface as a sort of Darkman-esque avenging anti-hero, you’ve also got a stand-out scene where Hagen tries to cut open his dripping skin over his eyeballs, on a turbulence filled plane. Yikes!
Clayface opens October 21, 2026 in theaters. Here’s the official synopsis and info from Warner Bros:
DC Studios’ “Clayface” is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the cult favorite villain from Gotham’s rogues gallery.
Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.
The film also stars Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan, as well as Nancy Carroll and Joshua James.
James Watkins directs from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, story by Flanagan, based on characters from DC. The film is produced by Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Michael E. Uslan, Chantal Nong Vo, Lars P. Winther, Rafi Crohn and Paul Ritchie executive producing.
Watkins’ creative team includes director of photography Rob Hardy, production designer James Price, editor Jon Harris and costume designer Keith Madden. Music is by Volker Bertelmann.
DC Studios Presents a 6th & Idaho Production, a James Watkins Film, “Clayface.” The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released only in theaters in North America on October 23, 2026, and internationally beginning 21 October 2026.
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