Was Clayface the unique villain of The Batman sequel? DC Studios co-head James Gunn has revealed how a lot affect he had on Matt Reeves’ script for the upcoming movie.

One of many greatest rumors surrounding The Batman sequel this previous 12 months was that Clayface was going to be the villain. Reportedly, Matt Reeves needed to make use of a sensible model of the enduring villain within the authentic drafts of the script. Nevertheless, because it got here out that Clayface was getting his personal film and the character made his debut in Creature Commandos, the rumor mill shortly fell silent about his involvement within the movie.

This led to one thing unusual, however not exceptional, taking place within the fandom. With seemingly no main leaker stating it, the narrative grew to become that Matt Reeves did, initially, plan to make use of Clayface in his script for The Batman sequel. Nevertheless, after utilizing him in Creature Commandos, James Gunn allegedly informed Reeves to take away him, which led to the numerous delays the film has skilled.

Was Clayface Minimize From The Batman?

James Gunn not too long ago took to social media to speak about his dynamic with Matt Reeves relating to The Batman movies (spoiler: he’s primarily only a producer on the venture). A commenter responded, asking if it was true that Gunn had made Reeves minimize Clayface from the sequel’s script, to which Gunn clarified that it was totally unfaithful.

James Gunn debunks rumors that Clayface was eliminated, pushing again on claims he altered Matt Reeves’ authentic script for ‘THE BATMAN 2.’

“What? 😂 The place does these things come from? No it is the identical precise script it has been from the start.” pic.twitter.com/J5aT9PrHda

— DC Movie Information (@DCFilmNews) December 22, 2025

Given how a lot James Gunn has emphasised letting scripts and creators communicate for themselves, it’s not surprising that he didn’t have a lot enter on the villain of The Batman sequel. Most probably, all this Clayface chaos stemmed from one scooper being fallacious about what they heard and, as an alternative of taking the time to reassess the sources they get their information from, the web determined that the unnamed scooper should be proper initially, and went from there.

The Batman sequel is at the moment set to hit theaters on October 1, 2027. Keep tuned for the most recent information relating to Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe.