James Watkins, who directed last year’s remake of the Danish thriller “Speak No Evil” for Universal, is set to direct “Clayface” for DC Studios, TheWrap has learned.
The script was written by Mike Flanagan. The film will be produced by Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris.
Known as one of Batman’s most unique villains in his rogues gallery, Clayface was originally introduced in the vintage DC Comics as Basil Karlo, a horror movie actor who went mad. He later gained the ability to shape-shift and transform his body into any form by turning himself into living clay.
The character recently made an appearance last summer on the Reeves-exec produced “Batman: The Caped Crusader” and will make an appearance in an upcoming multi-episode arc on Max’s “Creature Commandos” cartoon.