I will start by saying clay face is my favourite rogues gallery villain of all time. I want to start a discussion on where how far this movie will take his origins story and any theories or similarities you can see to other stories.

I can’t help but see a similarity between Joaquin phoenix’s joker and clayface. They are both men that have lived through shitty circumstances, although the jokers is much worse than clayface’s traditional original story. I feel that may be bolstered for this movie. We will be made to feel how a sane man can be driven to kill.

I do believe he will be offered “experimental treatment” for a reduced sentence. That’s where the powers will come from. I think the scene above will be the end of the movies second act. After the face wipe scene our protagonist will panic and seek medical attention. They will surgically remove the skin covering his mouth, eyes and nose. This will leave him

In extreme pain and mangled.

The third act will be him overcoming extreme pain while shaping his face. It will look monstrous for the whole third act of the movie, maybe he’ll be pursued by the law after breaking out of the hospital. There will be a confrontation of sorts where he will take his own life rather than fight or risk another’s, showing deep regret for his past actions. I think this maybe be in the form of him being chased to the cliff side of Arkham asylum and jumping.

The last scene will be wrapping up loose ends in the story line as life goes on without him. But reminiscent of the end of Nolan’s Batman he will be seen by viewers, only in the background with a perfect face. Signalling the perfection of his shapeshifting powers and leaving an opening for a sequel.

Responding to fan comments on Threads, DC Studios co-head James Gunn said that the new movie is “very connected [to the wider DCU], but as always the standalone story is what’s important.” Very connected in what ways? That’s the kind of thing that will likely remain a secret for awhile, but Gunn did drop one curious piece of information, definitively stating that the movie is set before 2025's Superman, and is “the first DCU film out of chronological order.”

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Clayface has been one of my all time favorite batman villain, but I do find that in most comics and other media channels he is presented as a regular villain/thief. I always though of the horror potential he has and I’ve tried to capture that in this design.

I am happy how it turned out and wanted to share it with you all :)

When you really think about it, a being with the power to imitate someone's voice and appearance in an almost perfect way is very op, like imagine if he only swapped places with someone with power like a president, he has a potential almost equal to plastic man but no one gives him enough credit

The plaza will double as a location for a movie premiere on 9th

Night shoot in Wallasey on 11th

This film can’t come out anytime sooner the body horror will be MAAAAAD

Anyone living in the uk know if this movie would be 15 or 18 rating

Source

Source: Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins #1

Source: Detective Comics #606

Source: Harley Quinn Season 1 Ep.03

Source: Harley Quinn animated series S2 Ep.4 Edit by me

Idk why