CLAYFACE Set Photos Feature A Nod To Hush And A Closer Look Around Amusement Mile

CLAYFACE Set Photos Feature A Nod To Hush And A Closer Look Around Amusement Mile

These latest photos from the set of Clayface feature more DC Comics/Batman character references, and we also have a closer look at the buildings and attractions in and around Amusement Mile...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 11, 2025 05:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Clayface

In addition to providing fans with a first glimpse of the main cast members, Clayface set photos have revealed a number of nods to various Batman-related DC Comics characters. We've seen posters and flyers referencing The Joker, The Penguin, and even Robin (well, the Flying Graysons), and we can now add Hush to the list.

Though this flyer spotted around Amusement Mile doesn't directly reference Hush, aka Thomas Elliot, it does mention his father Roger along with some other "contemporary Gothamites and figures of history."

Though there's a chance at least one of these character nods will have some bearing on the plot (the reveal that Amusement Mile appears to be a main filming location is interesting), we'd say they're more than likely just fun Easter eggs - but that doesn't mean they factor in to The DCU's Batman lore going forward.

Check out the new photos, which also give us a stunning nighttime look at the Mile's attractions, at the links below.

Clayface stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, aka Clayface, Max Minghella (The Social Network, The Handmaid's Tale) as John, a Gotham City detective who becomes suspicious of his fiancé Caitlin's relationship with Matt Hagen. Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Mickey 17) plays Caitlin Bates, a biotech CEO who treats Matt after he's left disfigured by a mobster.

The story will reportedly "center on an ascending actor whose face is disfigured by a gangster. As a last resort, the actor turns to a fringe Elizabeth Holmes-style scientist for help. At first, the experiment is a successful but … well, it wouldn’t be a horror movie if the story ended right there, would it?"

Speak No Evil director James Watkins will helm the project, while James Gunn will produce alongside 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. Screenwriter Hossein Amini, best known for penning 2011’s Drive, was recently tapped to do some rewrites. The project has been given an official release date of September 11, 2026.

Safran shared a few new details on the Flanagan script, noting that Clayface is indeed going to be a full-on horror movie in the same vein as David Cronenberg's The Fly, and more recently, we learned that the movie will also take more than a little inspiration from Coralie Fargeat's body horror hit, The Substance.

"Clayface, you see, is a Hollywood horror story, according to our sources, using the most popular incarnation of the villain – 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.".  

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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/11/2025, 5:55 PM
Wait , are they comparing Roger Elliot to Marie Antoinette & Jack The Ripper…

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Also is Jack The Ripper being a Gothamite a Gotham by Gaslight reference?.

Anyway , I again expect these posters & such to be background set dressing that are moreso Easter eggs that have no bearing on the universe as of yet or the film.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/11/2025, 6:05 PM
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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 9/11/2025, 6:41 PM
I just want a movie about Unity AND friendships in these dark times América Is facing
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 9/11/2025, 7:05 PM
@Malatrova15 - I love this and SO very much agree.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/11/2025, 7:21 PM
@Malatrova15 - maybe for marvel not for Batman characters sucks to say
RolandD
RolandD - 9/11/2025, 9:30 PM
@Malatrova15 - Are you being serious for a change?
RolandD
RolandD - 9/11/2025, 9:31 PM
@lazlodaytona - I can’t read the room this time.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 9/11/2025, 9:34 PM
@RolandD - you mean if im serious about this country having His darkest days because of divisions provoked by radical leftists ? ..of course i am.
RolandD
RolandD - 9/11/2025, 9:37 PM
@Malatrova15 - That is more like you. That comment has nothing to do with unity and it just provoking division. We do all need to find a way to come back together as Americans.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 9/11/2025, 10:02 PM
@RolandD - yes but as true americans...violence Is Never the Way ..only true tradicional core family values
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 9/12/2025, 9:58 AM
@RolandD - 😄 that's hilarious
RolandD
RolandD - 9/12/2025, 11:00 AM
@lazlodaytona - Thanks. I try..
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 9/11/2025, 7:04 PM
I think it's a great idea to drop all of these Easter eggs in this Batman Universe beginning.
Never get why people always b1tch about 'a batman movie/tv show without batman.'. He arguably has the greatest rogues in all of comics because of their fascinating origins and part in Gotham City.

The DCU universe can hold off on introducing Bats because he's been done to death, there's currently an elseworlds version happening, and establishing Gotham's world is better than just plopping bats right in there so we can actually see why he took up the mantle (as Batman Begins showed perfectly).
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/11/2025, 7:23 PM
Sucks out these character hints in movie neevr see hear from them it’s happens in marvel movies it’s get fans excited make stupid theories
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/11/2025, 7:33 PM
Unintentional easter egg: One of the clouds above Amusement Mile at night looks like the bat-signal.
centaur
centaur - 9/11/2025, 8:01 PM
this is going to be a surprisingly good movie or DCU's "MORBIUS"
Baf
Baf - 9/11/2025, 8:48 PM
I don't see why you can't do Batman as a nameless character to start. Just like in Creature Commandos. Have Batman doing his thing in the shadows and not yet make Bruce Wayne part of the story. It could build some mystery and intrigue leading up to a Batman movie.
JackDeth
JackDeth - 9/11/2025, 9:01 PM
I think I would prefer to see this movie only hint at the existence of Batman, like a legend we never see. Then keep teasing his existence until he needs to make his presence known. Almost like a ghost or a boogie man certain criminals talk about in hushed tones. Maybe we overhear two goons talking about a second-hand story while they're on guard duty or something. The more they put off his inevitable appearance, the bigger the hype for it will be.
RolandD
RolandD - 9/11/2025, 9:34 PM
@JackDeth - That would be a great touch. I hope that they are doing that. It’s also like a lot of great horror movies where for much w the movie they refrain from completely showing the monster. It worked for Jaws even if it started out as a fortunate accident.
TheNewYorkerr
TheNewYorkerr - 9/11/2025, 9:19 PM
Nothing about this project is exciting. Not a single thing shown or mentioned.
mck13
mck13 - 9/11/2025, 9:30 PM
Gunn will interject goofiness, forced comedy & weird sexual innuendo to everything he touches with his fav playlist laying behind it
JackDeth
JackDeth - 9/11/2025, 9:39 PM
@mck13 - Fingers crossed.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/11/2025, 9:32 PM
Everything about this project is exciting. Literally everything shown or mentioned.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 9/11/2025, 10:06 PM
If this is half as good as the Penguin series I’ll be happy
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