James Gunn wants audiences to judge Clayface as a horror film, not as another stepping stone toward a DC Universe crossover. The DC Studios co-chief defended that plan on social media, saying that individual stories should matter on their own.
James Gunn defends Clayface being a standalone DCU story
Gunn addressed the criticism on Threads, defending the idea that DCU projects should work independently instead of functioning solely as stepping stones toward future releases. “I dislike the idea that individual stories aren’t meaningful unless they lead to something else,” Gunn wrote.
As per Gunn, “DCU is just an alternate universe; we can enter at any location or time and tell THAT story.” He also drew a comparison with Star Wars, a franchise that tells stories across movies, television, video games, and books.
For Clayface, that creative freedom could mean going all-in on nightmare fuel without dragging the DC Universe into every scene. Gunn wants each movie to stand on its own two feet, giving audiences a complete story to sink their teeth into.
Gunn’s comments do not mean the DCU will abandon continuity. He explained that the Superman storyline will continue through Man of Tomorrow, with characters introduced in other projects also appearing in that storyline. However, he does not want those connections to overshadow the films that establish them. “But that doesn’t mean those other stories only exist to set up what’s happening there,” Gunn wrote.
Gunn also made his priorities crystal clear in that very post, urging fans to judge the upcoming scare fest on its own merits. He said he hoped audiences would turn up for Clayface because it delivers an entertaining horror experience, not to hunt for clues about “where else Clayface will show up three movies from now,” he added.
In clayface, James Watkins brings the body-horror story to the screen with Tom Rhys Harries playing Matt Hagen, an actor whose pursuit of stardom takes a turn after a devastating facial injury leads him to try an experimental treatment. Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan round out the cast.
The movie is already dominating the box office, pulling in $24 million across 3,458 theaters in North America during its opening (via Box Office Mojo).
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