- DC Studios has discovered the lead star for its Clayface film
- Surprisingly, the Batman villain will not be performed by Alan Tudyk
- Tudyk voiced Clayface in season 1 of Creature Commandos
DC Studios has revealed which actor will star in its forthcoming Clayface film – and, surprisingly, it will not be Alan Tudyk.
First reported by Deadline and later confirmed by studio co-chief James Gunn, the finances horror movie’s titular character can be portrayed by Tom Rhys Harries. Taking to Instagram, Gunn mentioned it had been a “lengthy and exhaustive search” to search out the precise individual to play the shapeshifter, however he and fellow producer Matt Reeves finally settled on Harries after they had been “blown away” by his auditions.
Clayface would be the third movie launched as a part of the DC Universe’s (DCU) first line-up of flicks and TV exhibits. Currently, it is set to be launched on September 11, 2026, so it will arrive three months after Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow – or, as Gunn just lately confirmed, the DCU’s second film that is now recognized by its a lot less complicated title in Supergirl.
Little is thought about Clayface‘s story. However, it will be directed by James Watkins (Speak No Evil) and its authentic script was penned by horror auteur Mike Flanagan. According to Deadline, Hossein Amini carried out some rewrites for the DCU Chapter One movie, however Gunn has confirmed (by way of Threads) that the overwhelming majority of Flanagan’s preliminary screenplay has been retained.
Principal images is about to start this October, in accordance with The Wrap’s Umberto Gonzalez. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Gunn and firm wish to make it for a modest $40 million, too.
Why is not Alan Tudyk enjoying Clayface in his live-action DC comedian e-book film?
Harries’ hiring has actually raised some eyebrows amongst DC followers.
There’s no query that the Welsh actor is a proficient up-and-comer – certainly, he is proved as a lot in Apple TV+ sequence Suspicion, Netflix present White Lies, and Guy Ritchie’s 2019 crime comedy flick The Gentlemen. More just lately, Harries portrayed Ricky September in Doctor Who episode ‘Dot and Bubble’, which, per its 94% important ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, is likely one of the highest-rated installments of the Ncuti Gatwa period.
Nonetheless, followers have expressed shocked that prolific actor Alan Tudyk, who voiced Clayface in season 1 of Creature Commandos, aka the DCU’s first TV sequence, on Max, wasn’t tapped to painting Clayface‘s titular character. After all, some individuals have identified that Gunn beforehand mentioned actors who’re forged within the DCU would play their character in live-action and animated initiatives.
Gunn, although, has tried to clear up any confusion about Harries’ casting. Responding to a fan on Threads about why Tudyk wasn’t chosen, Gunn wrote: “I mentioned we’d plan on utilizing main actors at any time when we will. I’ve additionally by no means mentioned if the 2 characters are the identical. (I’ve additionally by no means mentioned they are not).”
It’s the ultimate a part of his response that is most telling. There have been eight incarnations of Clayface in DC Comics, so it is totally potential that Tudyk and Harries will painting totally different variations of the villainous metahuman within the DCU. We’ll be taught if that is the case as soon as Clayface has taken form and landed in theaters subsequent yr.
