DC Studios' 'Clayface' Final Trailer Released, October 21 Theatrical Opening Confirmed in Korea

Warner Bros. Korea has released the final trailer for DC Studios' body-horror thriller 'Clayface' and confirmed an October 21, 2026 theatrical release in Korea.

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DC Studios' 'Clayface' Final Trailer Released, October 21 Theatrical Opening Confirmed in Korea

Warner Bros. Korea announced on October 1, 2026 via its official X account that it has released the final trailer for DC Studios' new film 'Clayface' and confirmed an October 21, 2026 theatrical release in Korea.

Movie still from DC Studios Clayface official final trailer showing Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen undergoing transformation

Image source: Warner Bros. Korea (@WarnerBrosKorea)

The film is a body-horror thriller telling the origin of a Batman-universe villain: an actor named Matt Hagen who loses his face in an accident, undergoes an experimental clay-based treatment, suffers a horrifying transformation, and sets out for revenge.

Final Trailer Release and October 21 Korean Opening

Warner Bros. Korea unveiled the final trailer video with the tagline describing an experiment chosen to win back a glittering life, followed by a terrible nightmare. According to the post, the film is directed by James Watkins and stars Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie.

The Korean release date is confirmed as October 21, 2026. The film's Japanese official site lists a Japanese release of October 30, making Korea's opening roughly one week earlier in a staggered rollout.

The Price of a Restored Face: A Body-Horror Origin

The plot, as summarized from the official synopsis and the Japanese official site's trailer notes, runs as follows. Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), a rising Hollywood star, loses his face — an actor's most precious asset — in an incident, and turns to a forbidden clay-based treatment under the scientist Caitlin (Naomi Ackie). As the treatments progress, he seems to regain his flawless looks, but the price is a horrifying transformation of his body, and his everyday life crumbles.

  • Protagonist: Matt Hagen — an actor who loses his face, undergoes the experimental treatment, transforms, and pursues revenge
  • The cost of treatment: bodily mutation and a collapsing grip on reality, arriving together with the restored appearance
  • Genre character: according to the Japanese official site, the film combines a human drama about a star actor's downfall, an unpredictable psychological thriller, and entertainment built around his transformation into a shape-shifting monster

Press coverage reports that Mike Flanagan co-wrote the screenplay. Distribution is handled by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Practical Notes and Verified Limits

Confirmed facts and not-yet-confirmed details are separated below.

  • Confirmed: final trailer release (October 1, via Warner Bros. Korea's official X), Korean release October 21, Japanese release October 30, director, leads, and basic plot
  • Not confirmed: runtime, Korean age rating, ticketing schedule — none appear in the trailer post or the official materials collected

Viewers curious about this unusual combination of Hollywood body horror and a DC villain origin should check theater listings from October 21 onward.

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