Hossein Amini has been introduced on board to rewrite the script for Clayface, the upcoming DC Studios movie primarily based on the long-lasting Batman villain, in line with a brand new report from TheWrap. Amini is finest recognized for his work on the Ryan Gosling thriller Drive, in addition to different screenplays like The Two Faces of January and Snow White and the Huntsman.

The earlier model of the Clayface script was penned by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan. James Watkins, who just lately directed the remake of Converse No Evil for Common, remains to be hooked up to direct the undertaking. Clayface is predicted to lean closely into physique horror, impressed by the character’s tragic transformation and shape-shifting talents.

Manufacturing is ready to start in October within the UK, with Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris producing. The undertaking is a part of the broader DC Universe relaunch below co-chairs James Gunn and Peter Safran.

What We Know About The Clayface Film

First launched in 1940, Clayface has been portrayed in numerous kinds throughout DC media, typically depicted as a shapeshifting villain able to molding his look into anybody or something. Based on earlier studies, Clayface is budgeted at $40 million and can heart on a B-movie actor who injects himself with an experimental substance to remain related. Nevertheless, the process goes horribly unsuitable, turning him right into a grotesque, ever-changing creature made from residing clay.

For Gunn and Safran, the undertaking represents a ardour undertaking. “James and I really like horror films,” Safran mentioned at a current DC Studios presentation. “So the chance to make a horror film for DC was type of like a present.”

With Alan Tudyk at present voicing Clayface within the animated collection Harley Quinn and Creature Commandos, hypothesis arose about his potential live-action casting. When immediately requested if Tudyk would play Clayface, Gunn was clear: “You bought to ask your self, is that the identical Clayface? No, he’s not going to play — Alan will not be the star of the film.”

Keep tuned for the most recent information relating to the Clayface film and the way forward for the DC Universe.