New Rumor Claims These Four Actors Are Reading for the Title Role in James Watkins' CLAYFACE Movie at DC

A new rumor has surfaced which claims four actors are said to be in the running to play the title role in director James Watkins' (Speak No Evil) solo Clayface movie for DC Studios. According to MTTSH (via CBM), George MacKay (1917, The Beast), Tom Blythe (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Jack O'Connell (Sinners, Starred Up) and Leo Woodall (One Day, The White Lotus) are all testing for the part, with "one of them expected to land it."

This is just a rumor for now, so we will just have to wait and see how it works out. Do you have a preference in who gets cast in the role? The report went on to talk about the film, saying:

"Sources say the film is budgeted at $40 million and is a Hollywood horror tale centering on a B-movie actor who injects himself with a substance to keep himself relevant, only to find out that he can reshape his face and form, becoming a walking piece of clay."

Gunn will produce alongside Co-CEO of DC Studios Peter Safran, and The Batman director Matt Reeves, with Lynn Harris and Chantal Nong serving as executive producers.

Mike Flanagan penned the script, but was reportedly unavailable to direct due to his commitments to a Carrie TV series and the new Exorcist movie. The project has been given an official release date of September 11, 2026.