James Gunn spoke to io9 at the ‘Superman’ trailer launch event earlier this week. Gunn revealed that while news of the ‘Clayface’ movie was first announced last week, it had actually been in production for some time.
“I didn’t plan on making a ‘Clayface’ movie,” Gunn told io9. “Mike came in. He pitched this wonderful idea. I was like, ‘Damn, I can’t believe you got me to want to make a ‘Clayface’ movie.’ But he’s got to write the script and who knows how that’s going to work. He goes and he writes the script. First draft is great. Second draft is even better. And then I’m like, ‘Let’s do it.’ So we found a place for it because if there’s quality stuff, we can find a way to work it in.”
Matt Reeves was asked if he was concerned about the possibility of a ‘Clayface’ movie being released before the next ‘Batman’ movie, which is scheduled to come out a month after ‘Clayface.’ “Well, I mean, ‘Clayface’ is in the DCU so it doesn’t matter,” he said.
“There are lots of things that are getting reported that I haven’t green-lit and I haven’t said okay too,” Gunn told io9. “Some of those are true in terms of they’re in development, and some of them are not true. [And just] because they’re in development, that doesn’t mean I’m going to make that movie. There’s a lot of things people seem to be counting on that it may be unwise to count on.”
Confirmed lineup of the DC Universe:
‘Superman’ – July 11, 2025
‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ – June 26, 2026
‘Clayface’ – September 11, 2026
‘Dynamic Duo’ – June 30, 2028
