Gunn Confirms Clayface Film; DCU Reboot Advances

The DC Universe (DCU) has taken bold new directions in its first year, rebooting Superman (2025) with new tones and holding back staples like Batman. James Gunn confirmed a Clayface feature starring Tom Rhys Harries that will present the villain as a tragic, complex figure and mark Clayface’s first big‑screen appearance. Superman grossed $615.6 million at the global box office and reached No. 2 on Nielsen’s HBO Max Top Movies; its sequel, Man of Tomorrow, is scheduled for July 9, 2027. Gunn is expanding the DCU across films and TV (including Creature Commandos and Peacemaker season 2), advancing themes of metahuman geopolitics, governmental responses such as Salvation as a prison, and potential multiversal threats that echo DC concepts like the Human Defense Corps. Older projects such as Gunn’s 2002 Scooby‑Doo film have trended on streaming, underscoring his continuing cultural influence as he prepares to direct the Superman follow‑up.