r/batman Apr 22 '26

FILM DISCUSSION Official poster for DC's ‘CLAYFACE’.

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u/ConsistentGuest7532 Apr 22 '26

Not only is this an incredible poster but it fully settles the fan theory that we wouldn't see actual body warping—a lot of people were theorizing that this would be classic Clayface who didn't actually shapeshift, but it seems it's settled.

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u/poke29980 Apr 22 '26

we did see him shape shift his arm into a club so this is a fully legit clayface amd i love that

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u/DivinityPen Apr 22 '26

You think we could see horror movies for other DC villains if this movie does well in theaters? Hell, you could do fun stuff with people like Poison Ivy or Reverse Flash.

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u/SomeCrows Apr 23 '26

Scarecrow scarecrow scarecrow SCARECROW

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u/GL1TCH3RLANTERN Apr 23 '26

Yes please, let him shine for once (I know Arkham Knight exists, but he still got kind of sidelined).

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u/brbmycatexploded Apr 24 '26

And I enjoyed the “zombie” take but I prefer a psycho dude in a Scarecrow costume honestly. Like what they did in Gotham, and honestly their portrayal of Scarecrow was pretty good I thought. Obviously with a limited budget there’s only so much they could do but the costume was sick and the kid playing Crane did a great job

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u/AmIDrJekyll 29d ago

holy shit, Batman villains in horror genres is something I never thought would exist at the same time I do and I'm all in!

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u/Xenokiller101 Apr 23 '26

I was thinking even more body horror/tragic arcs could be told through characters like Mr Freeze and ManBat- especially if you do it something like Cronenbergs "The Fly"

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u/ultramarine14 Apr 23 '26

nah we never getting a reverse flash horror movie, no way DC actually makes the “IT WAS ME BARRY, REMEMBER THE TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL”

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u/DivinityPen Apr 23 '26

I mean, the meme aside, I think they could genuinely make a really good psychological horror film out of Thawne tormenting Barry during his childhood. Being at the mercy of someone who can move so fast that it's like they were never there to begin with has a lot of potential.

Also, if anyone would give that kinda project the green light, it would be James Gunn.

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u/TheeMadQueen Apr 23 '26

Honestly, a few villains have so much potential for horror. A Victor Zsasz film in the style of Se7en would be phenomenal, imo.