After the flop of Supergirl, fans are in a fluttering state over the fate of the DC Universe curated by James Gunn and Peter Safran, so the imminent arrival of the horror Clayface, dedicated to a not-so-famous character on the DC roster, pushed a user on Threads to a classic gut reaction: “Who ever asked for a Clayface movie?” Unfortunately for him, James Gunn is very present on the social networks and has replied in kind. Regardless of how Clayface turns out, hitting theaters on October 22, the argument carries weight.
James Gunn dismantles a user who believes Clayface is a useless film
Clayface isn’t out yet, but there are already those who dismiss it as a flop: in the context of the film genre and the DC Universe it’s certainly a small bet, not only because the character created in 1940 isn’t the most famous in the lineup, but also because the film by James Watkins, co-written by Mike Flanagan, presents itself as a horror. James Gunn takes pride in these bets, which is why his response to the typical “who asked for this film” is the following: “And who asked for Back to the Future? Casablanca? There’s Something About Mary? Pan’s Labyrinth? Mad Max: Fury Road? Weapons? The Matrix? Sometimes it can give that impression, but Hollywood isn’t a place where the only way to make a film is a public vote on which brand people want to see, among those brands used countless times. […] Sometimes someone – in this case initially Mike Flanagan, then James Watkins and Hossein Amini – has been inspired by a relatively little-known fictional character, crafting what I believe is a very special story about that character. I would prefer that inspiration a thousandfold to a random screenwriter who tries to coast, writing a dull script about a character who is very popular and for whom he or she has no momentum or passion.”
In this version of Clayface, the character in question is Hollywood’s rising star, Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), who in Gotham City is nonetheless disfigured in a clash with a local boss. His life and career would be at an end, were it not for accepting the experimental treatment of a scientist, to regain his features… more or less. He will become a shape-shifting monster hungry for revenge.
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