DOCTOR SLEEP Director Mike Flanagan Wants To Make a DC Movie About CLAYFACE
Mike Flanagan, the director behind Doctor Sleep and The Haunting of Hill House, was recently asked by a fan what DC character he would like to make a movie about. His answer is something that I would absolutley love to see happen! This was his reply:
"Well I've wanted to do a Superman movie since I was a kid. But I would also be really keen to do a standalone Clayface movie as a horror/thriller/tragedy."
A Clayface movie as a horror, thriller, and tragedy? Hell yes! Why wouldn’t anyone want to see that!? I love the story of this character and it was beautifully told in Batman: The Animated Series.
For those of you who need a reminder, in the comics, Clayface’s real name is Basil Karlo, “an actor who upon discovering that a remake of one of his classic horror movies was being made went insane and began killing the cast and crew, wearing the mask of the film's villain Clayface, until stopped by Batman. Initially having no superpowers, Karlo joined with a group of other ‘Clayfaces’ and stole their combined powers, allowing him to shapeshift into any forms he wants.”
In Batman: The Animated Series he went by the name of Matt Hagen, “an actor working for Imperial Pictures, once called ‘The Man of a million faces’, but he had been disfigured in a terrible car accident. While recovering in a burn clinic, he was approached by the corrupt industrialist Roland Daggett, who made him a test subject for a compound called ‘Renuyu’ that he promised would immediately restore his young good looks. In payment, Hagen impersonated people in an illegal manner for Daggett. Hagen greatly resented this, but was forced to comply, as the Renuyu chemical was extremely addictive and Daggett was the sole producer.”
I definitely would love to see what Flanagan would do with the character in a standalone feature film. The guy is a hell of a great storyteller and filmmaker! It would be awesome to see a film like this get made.