Trailer of DC Studios’ most awaited film, clayfacehas been released. The film tells the story of an aspiring actor, played by Tom Rhys Harris, whose face becomes disfigured due to an encounter with a gangster.

In a desperate attempt to reclaim his life, he turns to a scientist, played by Naomi Ackie, who turns him into a clay-like creature. Directed by James Watkins, this body horror film is written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini.

DC Studios co-head James Gunn initially said there were no plans clayface The film changed plans, but Flanagan’s script was one of the best he had read. The film serves as an origin story for a Batman villain similar to Todd Phillips’ Joker, but will be part of the DC Universe.

DC Studios co-head Peter Safran commented at the time clayface He may not be as famous as other villains like The Penguin or The Joker, but his story is just as compelling and terrifying. Gunn said that the film would be true psychological body horror.

Watch the teaser trailer here:

clayface Taking advantage of the Halloween season, it is set to release on October 23. Before that, DC will release Supergirl on June 26. The film’s trailer debuted at CinemaCon, showing Matt Hagen, the character played by Harris, in various stages of transformation, highlighting the horror elements of the film.

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clayfaceA shape-shifting villain from the Batman comics, first appearing in Detective Comics #40 in 1940. Over the years, the character has been featured in various media.

The film also stars David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan from a script produced by The Batman writer-director Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, and DC Studios’ Gunn and Safran. Executive producers include Michael E Uslan, Chantal Nong Vo, Lars P Vinther, Raffi Krohn and Paul Ritchie.