
Clayface Movie Cast to Include The Social Network Star in Key Role
The cast of the DCU Clayface movie is growing.
Clayface is a new DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures movie expected to arrive in 2026. Directed by James Watkins, the film will see Tom Rhys Harries play the villainous Batman character of the same name.
Who has joined the cast of Clayface?
Max Minghella is being eyed for a key role in the Clayface movie, according to Nexus Point News.
The outlet reports that Minghella is being looked at to play a character named John, “a detective and fiancé to Caitlin Bates, who’s suspicious of his fiancée’s relationship with Matt Hagen/Clayface.”
Nexus Point News further reports that Mickey 17’s Naomi Ackie has now officially been offered the role of Caitlin, who will be Hagen’s love interest and doctor.
Minghella is best known for playing Nick Blaine in The Handmaid’s Tale, a role that earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2021. He’s also recognized for playing Divya Narendra in 2010’s The Social Network, while his filmography further includes 2011’s The Ides of March, 2013’s Horns, 2016’s The 9th Life of Louis Drax, 2021’s Spiral, and 2022’s Babylon.
The script for the DCU Clayface movie comes from Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House) and Hossein Amini. James Gunn has previously confirmed that the movie is being made to receive an R-rating.
Watkins has previously directed movies such as 2008’s Eden Lake, 2012’s The Woman in Black, 2016’s Bastille Day, and 2024’s Speak No Evil, while he additionally helmed the “Shut Up and Dance” episode of Black Mirror and was a second unit director on 2009’s The Descent Part 2.
Clayface hits United States theaters on September 11, 2026. Prior to that, the next DCU project will be Peacemaker Season 2, which premieres on HBO Max later this month, while Lanterns and Supergirl are also both coming out in 2026.
Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.
Source: Comingsoon.net