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DC Studios expands horror film pushes Clayface release and Batman animation Batman: Knightfall
Following After unveiling three original animated projects unveiled at Annecy in June 2026, DC Studios kept broadening continued to broaden its DCU slate in July 2026. July. On 21 July the studio released the first trailer for the R‑rated horror thriller *Clayface*, confirming Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen/Clayface and Naomi Ackie as Dr. Caitlyn Corr. A second trailer shown at San Diego Comic‑Con on 23 July reinforced linked the film’s place in film to Matt Reeves’ Batman universe, bridging 2022’s *The Batman* and the planned 2028 sequel. The trailer highlighted a Hagen’s disfiguring incident that turns the struggling actor and subsequent transformation into a shape‑shifting monster, and added supporting cast members actors David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan. Produced Production is overseen by Matt Reeves, James Gunn, Peter Safran and Lynn Harris, and written with the screenplay co‑written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, *Clayface* is slated for Amini. New details released on 26 July identify James Watkins as director, confirm a late‑October $40 million budget, and set an October 2026 theatrical release in debut: Spain on 21 October and North America, America on 23 October, with an international rollout the week before. On 24 July Variant DC Comics covers preview the monster’s design ahead of the film’s release. Warner Bros. Animation announced the digital launch of *Batman: Knightfall* Part 1 on 25 August 2026 across Mexico and Latin America, featuring starring Anson Mount (Bruce Wayne), Michael Mando (Bane) and Pablo Schreiber (Azrael), directed by Jeff Wames with a script by Jeremy Adams. (Azrael). Further installments are scheduled slated for later in 2026 and early 2027. A July 26 update revealed additional body‑horror details for *Clayface* and previewed two variant comic covers – *Batman & Robin: Year One* #3 (Oct 14, illustrated by Brian Bolland) and *Detective Comics* #1114 (Oct 21, illustrated by Björn Barends) – that tease the villain’s grotesque design ahead of the film’s release.