Clayface Max Minghella’s actor says the DC film is “going there” with terrifying horror of the body

The next DC Studios movie Clay He promises to be something truly unique in the superhero genre, leaning hard on his horror roots. Currently filming in London, the Star cinema Max Minghellawho plays a mysterious character known as “John” and recently opened on the project in an interview with Collider.

Minghella clarified that the fans should expect the film to completely embrace the disturbing and grotesque qualities that define Batman’s classic. “I think I can say safely that he’s going there,” Minghella said. “It’s an adequate film. It’s a really fantastic script.”

The actor was particularly enthusiastic to work with the director James Watkinswhose horror credentials are profound.

“I saw that movie when he came out, and he deeply influenced me, so I was enthusiastic about receiving that call. I think it’s really a little suitable for it [Clayface]to be honest. If you look at his entire curriculum, he worked in all these different spaces that are equivalent to the film we are making, so I can’t imagine that nobody else does. ”

Minghella specifically indicated Watkins’ chilling thriller 2008 Lake edeninterpreted Michael Fassbenderlike one of his favorites.

At the center of the film is Tom Rhys HarriesWhich takes on the role of Matt Hagen, the second clay of the comics. Hagen is the version that most fans associates with the shape of the character’s mud monster, a horrible power that removes his humanity.

The photos of the set have even made fun of Harries’ painful transformation, giving us a taste of the horror tone of the body to which Minghella has mentioned.

There are also rumors that swing on another Clay in the works. Relationships suggest Basil KarloThe original version of the villain may appear The Batman: Part II. This version is an ex -actor who becomes a masked killer and the recent appearance of Carmen Ejogo’s Eve Karlo in The penguin The foundations for its debut could be laid.

Even with those connections, DC Studios co-cecre James Gunn has minimized any crossover between Clay AND The Batman: Part II. The film is firmly set within the new DCU, although the fans have identified a symbol of bats on the set that only fueled the speculation.

Clay It is scheduled for cinemas on 11 September 2026. With its promise of psychological horror, grotesque transformations and a director who knows how to disturb the public, it seems that DC is ready to bring the history of this villain in a bold and terrifying direction.