‘Clayface’ movie review: Tom Rhys Harries shines in body-horror thriller
The film 'Clayface,' directed by James Watkins and starring Tom Rhys Harries, is a new body-horror thriller set within the DC Universe. The movie explores the origin story of the iconic Batman villain, focusing on themes of scientific hubris and identity.
Why it matters
As part of the new DC Studios slate, the film represents a shift toward darker, genre-specific storytelling for major comic book franchises.
‘Clayface’ movie review: Tom Rhys Harries shines in body-horror thriller left Tom Rhys Harries in ‘Clayface’. Warner Bros./YouTube Warner Bros./YouTube https://th-i.thgim.com/public/entertainment/movies/384ior/article71611666.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Clayface1.jpeg Tom Rhys Harries in ‘Clayface’. Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie anchor this pulpy and predictable Batman villain origin tale Eye trauma and flight turbulence: Can Clayface be more revolting? One is tempted to ask in the manner of Chandler Bing. Clayface is the third film in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s four-year-old DC Studios, following Superman: Legacy and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. ‘Clayface’ teaser: Body horror takes centre stage in DC’s darkest origin story yet storyline 1 Directed by the excellent Speak No Evil’s James Watkins, Clayface tells the origin story of the popular villain and sometime ally of Batman.
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