Mike Flanagan is a inventive expertise finest recognized for his horror content material, starting from Stephen King variations like Physician Sleep and the upcoming Darkish Tower collection, to Netflix choices like The Haunting of Hill Home and Midnight Mass. Nevertheless, Flanagan has been eager to contribute to the superhero media area for some time, particularly by directing a film centered on the Batman villain Clayface. Whereas that mission was by no means greenlit for the DC Prolonged Universe, apparently it might have new life.
In accordance with Deadline, Mike Flanagan met with DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran to pitch his Clayface film, one by which the character wouldn’t be depicted as a nasty man. Whereas Warner Bros. Footage hasn’t greenlit the mission, the studio additionally hasn’t stated no to it both, leaving it in a limbo state. It was additionally talked about that this Clayface film isn’t meant to be tied to Matt Reeves’ The Batman world, however the publication has additionally heard from different sources that as factor at the moment stand, that character is about to be a “large addition” to The Batman: Half II.
So a technique or one other, Clayface is being talked about over at Warner Bros., nevertheless it stays to be seen the place precisely he’ll present up, if in any respect, and which inventive expertise can be driving such a mission. Mike Flanagan did affirm discussions had occurred by tweeting the next:
Re: CLAYFACE – the information at this time is completely speculative. When or if one thing like that ever turns into actual, I promise I will let you know guys. 🙂March 29, 2023
There have been numerous characters who’ve passed by Clayface over the a long time, however probably the most well-known of the bunch are actor Basil Karlo, who was launched in 1940’s Detective Comics #40, and treasure hunter Matt Hagen, who was launched in 1961’s Detective Comics #298. These Clayfaces all share the power to shapeshift and are additionally normally gifted with superhuman energy of their monstrous varieties. Along with being tailored quite a few instances in animation, live-actions variations of the Batman baddie have been depicted in Birds of Prey, Gotham and Pennyworth, though these takes on the character have been extra restricted with their shapeshifting.
Though Mike Flanagan had additionally as soon as expressed curiosity in making a Superman film, James Gunn already has that lined with Superman: Legacy, so now he can focus firmly on Clayface, which he described as a “horror/thriller/tragedy.” If a Clayface film have been to maneuver ahead and it wasn’t tied to both The Batman continuity or the brand new DC Universe, this may be the second Batman character to get their very own “Elseworlds” function, the primary being The Joker. Joaquin Phoenix debuted because the Arthur Fleck incarnation of the Clown Prince of Crime in 2019, and he’s at the moment capturing Joker 2 with Woman Gaga, who will seem as Harley Quinn.
Ought to Clayface turn out to be a actuality, you’ll be able to rely on CinemaBlend to let you realize. Within the meantime, we’ll preserve you up to date on other forms of upcoming DC films, or you need to use your HBO Max subscription to stream the launched DC films so as. Mike Flanagan’s subsequent mission up is the miniseries The Fall of the Home of Usher, although it hasn’t been introduced but when it would premiere to Netflix subscribers.
