James Gunn Never Anticipated Bringing Clayface Into the DC Universe

James Gunn never anticipated bringing Clayface into the DC Universe

James Gunn didn't "anticipate" bringing Clayface into the DC universe but couldn't turn down such a compelling pitch.

The ‘Clayface’ Premiere Connects Former Flash Grant Gustin And James Gunn

The Flash is yet to be cast in the DCU, but James Gunn was palling around with Grant Gustin on the red carpet of the Clayface premiere. Interesting.

James Gunn gets candid about moment he knew ‘we had to do Clayface’

James Gunn gets candid about moment he knew ‘we had to do Clayface’James Gunn admitted he didn't "anticipate" bringing Clayface into the DC universe.The 59-year-old filmmaker hadn't originally planned to include the horror story in his plans as DC Studios co-head, but the pitch for the...

James Gunn on Building ‘Clayface’ into DC Universe: ‘So Touching & Unique’

DC Studios boss James Gunn spoke to “Extra” at the L.A. premiere of “Clayface.”  Gunn said the horror movie wasn’t part of the DC plan, but it was too good to pass up! In the movie, Gotham’s Hollywood leading man Matt Hagen is horribly disfigured. He undergoes a cutting-edge treatment to restore his looks, but it comes with a price. He starts to lose his grip on reality and spiraling down a destructive path. Gunm said, “It wasn’t something we an…

James Gunn Didn’t Plan a Clayface Movie Until Mike Flanagan Pitched It, and Flanagan Says He Really Wanted to Direct It

James Gunn hadn’t planned a Clayface movie for his DC universe, but Mike Flanagan’s pitch gave him an unexpected reason to expand it: a horror story Gunn found moving enough to make room for. “It wasn’t something we anticipated building into the universe, but it was so good and so moving and so touching and unique that we knew we had to do it,” Gunn said. Flanagan pitched the movie and co-wrote its script, but the production schedule put directi…