Warner Bros. and DC have unveiled the first teaser from their body horror flick Clayface, but it was only for those in the room at CinemaCon.
In the trailer, we see a highly disfigured character with red eyes lying in a hospital bed. This is clearly a version of our lead character, played by Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries, whom we cut to in various stages of mutilation, pre- and post- some kind of traumatic event.
Elsewhere, we see the character wearing a mask, seemingly molting, and with a face he can distort like putty.
Clayface, directed by James Watkins, marks the next big swing for DC Studios after Supergirl hits theaters June 26. The pic was originally set to hit theaters in early September but as of now has a release date of October 23.
Appearing to introduce Clayface, DC Chief Peter Safran called the character someone who’s “not famous yet” but will be once the “riveting horror thriller” hits theaters just in time for Halloween.
The DC character Clayface was first introduced in the comics in 1940 as an actor who adopted the identity of a character he played in a horror movie when he turned to crime. There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.
Naomi Ackie stars alongside Harries, with David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan rounding out the cast.
Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini penned the script for the pic, produced by The Batman writer-director Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, and DC Studios’ James Gunn and Safran. Executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Chantal Nong Vo, Lars P. Winther, Rafi Crohn, and Paul Richie.