Published Apr 22, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT After Superman and Supergirl, the DCU takes a dark turn with its first R-rated horror movie Clayface trailer shows the DCU's first foray into unsettling body horror Image: DC Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures Well before Batman makes his first appearance in James Gunn's new DCU , one of the Caped Crusader 's most iconic villains will get a stand-alone movie of his own. On Wednesday, Warner Bros. and DC Studios offered a first look at Clayface , the R-rated body-horror movie based on the shape-shifting character who will definitely pay off the "monster" half of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters promise. The first Clayface trailer is a minute-long tease of the film, showing actor Matt Hagen (played by Tom Rhys Harries) recovering in a hospital bed after having his face forcefully disfigured, seemingly as retribution. Hagen reflects on happier times in flashbacks that show him at his handsomest, enjoying fame as a movie star at a film premiere in Gotham City.…