Warning: SPOILERS for the Creature Commandos episode “The Iron Pot” are forward!
Earlier this month, it was formally introduced that Mike Flanagan is writing a Clayface film for the DC Universe franchise, with DC Studios co-head James Gunn later saying that the Physician Sleep and The Haunting of Hill Home helmer has penned “an incredible script.” Nevertheless, even earlier than this information was made public, we knew that Clayface was coming to the DCU because it was revealed that Alan Tudyk would voice the shapeshifting Batman villain in Creature Commandos, similar to he’s finished in Harley Quinn and Kite-Man: Hell Yeah!. He lastly confirmed up in “The Iron Pot,” which may now be streamed with a Max subscription, and the occasions of the episode have left me extra intrigued by what’s in retailer for the character in his upcoming DC film.
What Occurred With Clayface In The New Creature Commandos Episode
Final week in “Chasing Squirrels,” Amanda Waller introduced in Professor Aisla MacPherson, humanity’s foremost skilled on Themyscira, to verify if Circe’s energy of seeing the long run is legit. When MacPherson stated that was certainly the case, that mixed with the apocalyptic future she’d been proven by the Amazonian sorceress was sufficient for Waller to job The Bride, Nina Mazursky, Physician Phosphorous and Weasel to return to Pokolistan to kill Princess Ilana Rostovic. There’s only one drawback: it was revealed on this week’s episode that this wasn’t the actual MacPherson, however Clayface in disguise.
Rick Flag Sr. and Eric Frankenstein realized once they broke into MacPherson’s dwelling to research after seeing how the professor was behaving oddly whereas educating one among her college courses (specifically highlighting how nice it was that Themyscira was crammed with “lesbians”). Flag got here throughout the actual MacPherson’s physique and tipped off Rostovic about Job Power M coming to killer, and Clayface got here dwelling quickly after and attacked Flag and Frankenstein once they tried to discreetly exit the home. Frankenstein was in the end capable of subdue Clayface utilizing electrical wires, although Flag was critically injured through the battle. Fortuitously, we all know he’ll get better provided that he’s showing in James Gunn’s Superman film and Peacemaker Season 2.
How Will The Clayface Film Construct Upon This Look?
Clearly Clayface components into no matter scheme Circe has cooked up, as I can’t consider any cause he’d impersonate Aisla MacPherson only for the hell of it. We’ll nearly actually be taught extra about his involvement in subsequent week’s episode, “Priyatel Skelet,” however extra importantly, I’m interested in how the Clayface film will construct upon the character’s look in Creature Commandos, if in any respect.
Beforehand, Alan Tudyk described the DCU’s Clayface as a “killer” and “homicidal maniac,” which actually matches with what we noticed in “The Iron Pot.” However in its writeup of the Clayface film being dated for September 11, 2026, Deadline talked about that the character “gained’t be painted as a villain.” Since then, I’ve been questioning how these totally different depictions throughout the identical continuity will mesh collectively, one among a number of questions I’ve in regards to the Clayface film.
Now to be honest, we actually don’t know a lot in regards to the DCU’s Clayface based mostly on his sole look to this point, apart from except for having no qualms about killing, he’s actually into the concept of lesbians on an all-women island and likes taking part in the Xbox. Plus, when James Gunn was writing Creature Commandos, he wasn’t needing to plan forward for the Clayface film. However, I hope Flanagan finds a method to present Clayface in a extra sympathetic mild, but additionally bear in mind what he did in Creature Commandos. It might be a troublesome factor to tug off, however I’m assured he can pull it off.
Keep tuned to CinemaBlend for extra information on Clayface and protection on Creature Commandos. For those who’ve been having fun with the latter, excellent news, it’s returning for Season 2 amidst the opposite upcoming DC TV exhibits.