Mike Flanagan 'really wanted' to direct Clayface
“Though, when I was developing it, I thought it was going to be later in the DC rollout. I didn’t think it would be the character they’d focus on so soon."But they were eager to get it into production and I wasn’t anywhere near available. It wasn’t ‘Wait six months.’ It was, ‘No, I’m years away.’ So I completely understand why they would want to do that.”Instead, James Watkins has taken the reins on Clayface and while Mike has only seen the trailers so far, he thinks he'll be pleased with the end result.He said: “I haven’t seen [Clayface] yet.
- ▪“Though, when I was developing it, I thought it was going to be later in the DC rollout.
- ▪I didn’t think it would be the character they’d focus on so soon."But they were eager to get it into production and I wasn’t anywhere near available.
- ▪It wasn’t ‘Wait six months.’ It was, ‘No, I’m years away.’ So I completely understand why they would want to do that.”Instead, James Watkins has taken the reins on Clayface and while Mike has only seen the trailers so far, he thinks he'll b
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Camera IconMike Flanagan Credit: BANG - Entertainment NewsMike Flanagan 'really wanted' to direct ClayfaceBANG - Entertainment NewsBang Showbiz26 July 2026, 3:04pmCopy linkShare storyMike Flanagan "really wanted" to direct Clayface but was too busy.The 48-year-old filmmaker pitched the story and co-wrote the script for the upcoming film, which stars Tom Rhys Harries as the shapeshifting monster, one of Batman's most well-known adversaries, and while DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran had hoped he'd direct, Mike had to turn it down because of his commitments to the next Exorcist film and the Carrie TV series.Mike told Entertainment Weekly: “Between Carrie and The Exorcist, there was no way.“I really wanted to do it, too.
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