Hogar Noticias James Gunn explica por qué la película de Clayface tenía que ser parte de la DCU y no la saga Epic Crime de Matt Reeves.

James Gunn explica por qué la película de Clayface tenía que ser parte de la DCU y no la saga Epic Crime de Matt Reeves.

Autor : Samuel Actualizar : Mar 05,2025

DCU codifica James Gunn y Peter Safran recientemente confirmaron la próxima película de Clayface, enfatizando su lugar dentro del canon DCU y su calificación R.

Clayface, un notorio criminal de la ciudad de Gotham con habilidades de cambio de forma, es un adversario de Batman de larga data. La primera iteración del personaje, Basil Karlo, debutó en Detective Comics #40 (1940). DC Studios anunció una fecha de lanzamiento del 11 de septiembre de 2026 el mes pasado, una decisión influenciada por el éxito de la serie Penguin de HBO. El maestro de terror Mike Flanagan escribió el guión, con Lynn Harris produciendo junto al director de Batman , Matt Reeves.

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Gunn y Safran, hablando en una presentación de DC Studios, aclararon la inclusión de Clayface en la DCU principal, distinguiéndola del universo centrado en Batman de Matt Reeves. "Clayface es completamente DCU", dijo Gunn. Safran agregó: "El mundo de Matt, su saga del crimen, abarca solo la trilogía de Batman y la serie Penguin . Mantenemos una relación fuerte con Matt, pero esos son los únicos proyectos dentro de esa continuidad específica".

La decisión de colocar a Clayface dentro de la DCU más amplia fue deliberada. "Es una historia de origen crucial para un clásico villano de Batman que queríamos en nuestro universo", explicó Gunn, señalando su incompatibilidad con el tono fundamentado de las películas de Reeves. "Está muy alejado de los personajes metahumanos de Matt's World, en tierra", explicó Gunn.

Según los informes, DC Studios está finalizando las negociaciones con el director de Speak No Evil James Watkins para dirigir el proyecto, y la filmación anticipada comenzará este verano. Safran describió a Clayface como "una película de terror de cuerpo excepcional que revela una historia de origen convincente", destacando la fuerza del guión de Flanagan.

Safran describió la película como "experimental", partiendo del formato tradicional de superhéroes de éxito de taquilla, caracterizándola como un "enfriador de estilo independiente". Gunn lo describió más además como "puro horror, totalmente realista, profundamente psicológico e intensamente visceral".

Gunn también confirmó la calificación R, afirmando que si se presentaba el guión cinco años antes, lo habrían producido ansiosamente. Hizo hincapié en la calidad excepcional del guión, destacando el beneficio adicional de su inclusión dentro de la DCU.

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