One of the vital intriguing initiatives in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe is director James Watkins’ physique horror film “Clayface.” Primarily based on a script by horror maestro Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini (“Drive”), the movie is slated to start manufacturing this summer time … and now, we all know who’s taking part in the titular, shape-shifting monstrosity.
Based on Deadline, Clayface might be portrayed by none aside from Tom Rhys Harries, a relative unknown whom the powers that be have deemed able to mildew the character in his picture (or, because the case could also be, vice versa). Casting a relatively recent face within the function is a brilliant transfer. Because the lots aren’t accustomed to Rhys Harries’ sport but, he is not saddled with the form of expectations a extra established identify with a selected performing model would possibly face. It is a main profit for a personality as malleable as Clayface; in any case, there have been so many variations of the villain through the years that there is completely no telling the place this film intends to take issues.
Gunn additionally commented on the actor’s casting on X (previously Twitter), writing:
After an extended and extremely exhaustive search, we lastly have our DCU Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Each Matt Reeves (who’s producing the movie) and I had been simply blown away by this man, and may’t wait so that you can see this movie, directed by James Watkins and written by Mike Flanagan.
Clayface star Tom Rhys Harries performed a vital visitor function on Physician Who
Whereas Tom Rhys Harries is much from a mainstream face, you might have caught a glimpse of his abilities in a number of productions through the years. His first display performing credit score is from 2011, and he is appeared in over 30 TV reveals and flicks to date, principally in comparatively minor roles. His largest elements thus far are arguably the foremost character Axel Collins in Álex Pina’s Netflix crime drama “White Traces” and the function of Energy Noel in Man Ritchie’s “The Gents.”
Nevertheless, the simplest method to take a look at Rhys Harries’ work is to fireside up Disney+ and watch him in “Physician Who” season 1, episode 5, which is titled “Dot and Bubble.” The British sci-fi nice’s first full season on Disney+ goes to a whole lot of locations, and one in every of them is the terrifying, “Black Mirror”-influenced social media neighborhood of Finetime. Rhys Harries performs Ricky September, the largest star of the Finetime social media bubble … and, fairly presumably, essentially the most level-headed particular person on this doomed metropolis infested by carnivorous mega-slugs. The function of Ricky showcases the actor’s potential to painting each an entertainer’s public face and the true human being behind the masks, which can very effectively have labored in his favor when the DCU got here calling.
“Clayface” is at the moment slated to open in theaters on September 11, 2026.
