DC Studios has found its Clayface. Tom Rhys Harris has been cast as the titular character in the upcoming movie produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. The companies havee been looking for the protagonist of this story for months, after it was announced that James Watkins would be directing the highly-anticipated project. No other actors for the Clayface movie have been announced. The film is expected to dive into principal photography in the near future, with a September 11, 2026 release date announced for the movie.
Tom Rhys Harries is getting ready to become one of the most strange villains from Batman’s roster. The original Clayface from the pages of DC Comics, Basil Karlo, is a moderately successful actor who becomes a murderer after he isn’t allowed to star in the remake of one of his movies. Modern iterations of the character, such as the one seen in Batman: The Animated Series and the Batman: Arkham video games, gain shape-shifting abilities. The fact that the actor can look like anyone makes him a dangerous threat to everyone around him.
The upcoming Clayface movie wasn’t announced when James Gunn and Peter Safran revealed their initial plans for the first chapter of the DC Universe. Stories such as Superman and The Brave and the Bold were revealed to the public before it was announced that DC Studios would fast-track the development of Clayface. The movie centered around the Batman antagonist is currently set to become the third film in the franchise. Mike Flanagan was hired to write the first version of the script, with Hossein Amini recently taking over writing duties for the project.
The Next Step in Harries’ Career
Clayface will be one of the biggest projects Tom Rhys Harries has been a part of. The actor was recently seen as Peisander in The Return, the project that followed the last sections of “The Odyssey”. Before that, Harries appeared in a recent episode of Doctor Who as Ricky September. Harries has been waiting for his big break for some time, and the next installment of the DC Universe will give him the opportunity to steal the spotlight as one of the most enigmatic characters from DC Comics.