# DCU's Clayface Sets Up Batman's 2026 Movie

> DCU's Clayface film hints at Batman's role in 2026's Batman movie.
- Title: DCU's Clayface Sets Up Batman's 2026 Movie · ScreenRant
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: dcu, clayface, batman, the brave and the bold, james gunn, peter safran, tom rhys harries, matt hagen, dc studios, superhero movies, entertainment, culture
- Source: ScreenRant — https://screenrant.com/clayface-batman-brave-bold-dcu-movie-setup-peter-safran
- Author: Andy Behbakht
- Published: 2026-10-16T11:01:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dcu, clayface, batman, the brave and the bold, james gunn, peter safran, tom rhys harries, matt hagen, dc studios, superhero movies, entertainment, culture
## 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
## Key takeaway

DCU's Clayface movie explores Batman's potential awareness of the hero through Matt Hagen's origin story.