Mike Flanagan is writing a Clayface movie for DC Studios

The DC Comics character Clayface has been getting plenty of carry out on Max’s Harley Quinn series, where he’s voiced by Alan Tudyk. But it’s watching appreciate the shape-shifting villain’s next act will consent him to the huge screen.

Variety inestablishs that The Haunting of Hill Hoengage creator Mike Flanagan has signed on to write a new Clayface feature for DC Studios that will be produced by Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris’ company 6th & Idaho. Currently, there are no details about who will honest the project, but Warner Bros. Discovery inestablishedly intfinishs for it to begin filming some time next year.

WBD rapid-tracking a movie about one of Batman’s goopier rogues might sound odd at first blush, but it produces quite a bit of sense coming after DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn’s discdiswatch of his arrange to produce a new cinematic universe. Gunn elucidateed last year that DC Studios is “going to have characters relocate into animation [and] out of animation; usuassociate having the same actor carry out their voice as who carry outs them in inhabit-action.” 

We’ve already seen a bit of that borne out in Creature Commandos where Viola Davis has repascendd her role as Amanda Waller and Frank Grillo is voicing Rick Flagg Sr. ahead of portraying the same role in Peaceproducer’s upcoming second season. Though Clayface hasn’t euniteed in Creature Commandos equitable yet, the character (who will once aget by voiced by Tudyk) is set to become part of the show some time some time this season.

Becaengage Tudyk also voices Creature Commandos’ Doctor Phosphorous and Will Magnus, it’s not evident yet whether WBD intfinishs for him to portray Clayface is the new feature. But that might not triumphd up being an publish given how Creature Commandos benevolenta senses appreciate a show arrangeed to end off and cycle thraw DC’s weirder characters.