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DCU's Clayface Sets Up Batman's 2026 Movie
DCU's Clayface film hints at Batman's role in 2026's Batman movie.
In brief
DCU's Clayface film hints at Batman's role in 2026's Batman movie. DCU's Clayface movie explores Batman's potential awareness of the hero through Matt Hagen's origin story. Originally reported by ScreenRant.
DCU's Clayface Film
DCU's Clayface movie explores Matt Hagen's origin story as a shape-shifting villain.
“we have footage... and i don't know how much i can say. but yes, we had discussions about that at length”
Peter Safran on Gotham
DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran says Gotham is grittier than Coast City but not Paris.
“gotham is a grittier, dirtier place, for example, than coast city and i don't think, suddenly, gotham's not going to become paris”
Gotham's Dual Identity
Gotham has both elegance and grit, with beaux-arts brilliance and danger.
“there's an elegance to it as well, a beaux-arts brilliance to it that can exist but we all know that gotham is a little dirty, is a little gritty, is a little dangerous”
Clayface Director
James Watkins directed Clayface with a darker, grittier feel.
“james watkins did a really good job layering in the darker, grittier feel”
Batman's Potential Role
Tom Rhys Harries hints at Batman's awareness in Clayface's timeline.
“we have footage... and i don't know how much i can say. but yes, we had discussions about that at length”
The Brave and The Bold
The Brave and The Bold movie may focus on Bruce Wayne and Damian Wayne.
“the initial premise of the reboot that was revealed was to center the focus on bruce wayne and his relationship with his biological son, damian wayne”
The big picture
DCU's Clayface movie explores Batman's potential awareness of the hero through Matt Hagen's origin story.
