DC STUDIOS: WHY ARE THEY MAKING A “CLAYFACE” MOVIE?

It was recently announced that Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House) had written a script for a Clayface movie that will be released in September 2026. But why is it the 3rd movie coming up from DC Studios, after Superman and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow?

Here’s what James Gunn had to say…

“Because of the number one rule here at DC: No movie will be greenlit before the script is ready. And [Flanagan’s] script was ready.

I didn’t plan on making a Clayface movie,” Gunn said. “Mike came in. He pitched this wonderful idea. I was like, ‘Damn, I can’t believe you got me to want to make a Clayface movie.’ But he’s got to write the script and who knows how that’s going to work. He goes and he writes the script. First draft is great. Second draft is even better. And then I’m like, ‘Let’s do it.’ So we found a place for it because if there’s quality stuff, we can find a way to work it in.”