Clayface begins its international rollout with a body-horror approach to Gotham

James Watkins’s DC film opens internationally ahead of its October 23 US release.

Clayface began its international rollout on October 21, ahead of a US theatrical opening on October 23, according to a new official studio feature. The film stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, an actor whose attempt to recover his lost future leads him toward an experimental treatment. The October 21 feature

republishes a conversation with director James Watkins, Harries and DC Comics president Jim Lee from San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year. Watkins describes a grounded horror story focused on Hagen’s emotional collapse and transformation, citing David Cronenberg’s The Fly as an influence. That approach extends to

Gotham’s design. Watkins says the production drew on 1970s New York street photography, older films and older camera lenses to create an oppressive, textured city around Hagen. Production designer Grant Armstrong helped develop that environment from the beginning. The release offers a different route into DC’s villains

through bodily and psychological horror. The studio’s dates describe the international and US rollout; viewers should check their local cinema’s schedule for specific screenings. Official studio feature. Image credit: DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures, official Clayface promotional image.

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