{"id":1899082,"date":"2026-04-23T16:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899082"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:51:44","slug":"james-gunn-confirms-when-clayface-is-set-in-the-dc-universe-timeline-as-fans-wonder-whether-batman-will-turn-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899082","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Confirms When Clayface Is Set in the DC Universe Timeline, as Fans Wonder Whether Batman Will Turn Up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DC Universe chief James Gunn has confirmed that upcoming movie Clayface<\/a>, which just received its debut trailer, is set before last year\u2019s Superman.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

While Superman<\/a> kickstarted the rebooted DCU last summer, this summer\u2019s Supergirl<\/a> will continue it, and next year\u2019s Man of Tomorrow<\/a> will act as a Superman sequel, Clayface is set before them all \u2014 despite coming out this September.<\/p>\n

In a series of posts on threads<\/a>, Gunn made Clayface\u2019s place on the DCU timeline clear. \u201cBefore,\u201d he said, when asked if it was set before or after Superman. \u201cIt’s the first DCU film out of chronological order.” Presumably, this means that during the events of Clayface, Superman villain Lex Luthor is out doing his thing, and Superman has yet to find out the truth behind his place on Earth.<\/p>\n

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Gunn went on to offer a few more tidbits on what Clayface is trying to achieve, and what it might mean for the DCU. “It’s very connected,\u201d he said of Clayface\u2019s role in the larger DCU plan, \u201cbut as always the standalone story is what’s most important.”<\/p>\n

Clayface is very different to any DCU project we have seen or we know to be in the works. It\u2019s a body horror film based around a classic Batman villain, and, if you\u2019ve seen the debut trailer, you\u2019ll know it\u2019s doubling down on the body horror.<\/p>\n

The DCU will include more films of different genres as well as standard superhero fare, Gunn explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the start we’ve been clear the DCU would be interconnected but each project would be full expressions of their writers and directors (similar to how DC Comics work – ‘Saga of the Swamp Thing’, ‘Justice League International’, ‘Killing Joke’, & ‘All-Star Squadron’ are not one tone, and neither are Superman, Lanterns, Peacemaker, & Clayface),\u201d he said. \u201cThe film or show will play in whatever genre suits the story best. Clayface is not a ‘hybrid superhero horror film’, it is a horror film.”<\/p>\n