Daniel Radcliffe as Clayface? James Gunn Says Casting Rumors Are False

James Gunn not too long ago took to Threads to close down social media rumors claiming Daniel Radcliffe is becoming a member of the brand new DC Universe because the big name of “Clayface,” which is now in construction. “Physician Sleep” filmmaker Mike Flanagan is penning the script for the film, which is being billed as a horror spin at the comedian e-book tentpole. Gunn’s DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran showed previous this month that “Discuss No Evil” director James Watkins is in talks to direct the film.

“As we showed the opposite day, we’re ultimate a handle James to direct,” Gunn wrote amid rumors of the “Harry Potter” big name being solid within the name position. “As a result of we don’t have a director but, we haven’t even began the casting procedure. Daniel is excellent however we for sure haven’t talked to or regarded as him. So this one is 100% false.

Safran has characterised the “Clayface” film as a “frame horror movie.” Gunn prior to now stated DC Studios hopes the film “works as a natural horror film for any person who doesn’t care in any respect about DC.” Warner Bros. has dated “Clayface” for liberate on Sep 11, 2026.

Radcliffe frequently unearths himself on the middle of comedian e-book film casting rumors, maximum significantly that he’s going to play Wolverine within the Surprise Cinematic Universe. He informed fanatics in 2022 that he had no real interest in taking part in the X-Males superhero, however that didn’t prevent his muscular body from reigniting rumors in 2023 that he’s circling a Wolverine position. The rumors weren’t true.

The “Harry Potter” big name prior to now informed Leisure Weekly that the Wolverine rumors all the time surge as a result of “Wolverine is brief, so each and every so frequently they’re like, ‘Who’s a brief actor?’ There’s by no means been any precise fact to it.”

“I simply don’t ever need to get locked into one thing that I’m really not positive I can love an identical quantity the entire time,” he additionally informed GQ mag about his resistance to signing up for some other mega-franchise.