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‘Clayface’ Introduces DC Studios’ Gotham City — but Director James Watkins Never Felt Pressure to Set Up Future Films

IndieWire·Oct 20, 2026 · 9:00 AM CT
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Clayface is the first real test of DC Studios' idea that DC mythology can support films in very different genres.

Mike Flanagan pitched the film and wrote the original script, revised by Hossein Amini, and horror veteran James Watkins directed.

Though the movie introduces DC Studios' version of Gotham, Watkins said he didn't feel pressure to lay groundwork for future films.

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