{
  "id": 16169516,
  "title": "Clayface director reveals how many times he had to redesign the DC villain's final form",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/clayface-director-reveals-how-many-times-he-had-to-redesign-the-dc",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/entertainment/clayface-final-form-exclusive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "James Watkins, the director of Clayface, revealed that the live-action version of the DC villain underwent nearly 20 redesigns before settling on the final form. The transformation was influenced by various sources, including the animated series Batman: The Animated Series and the comic book story \"Feat of Clay.\" Watkins emphasized that his primary focus was on conveying the emotional depth of Clayface, particularly the pain in his eyes and voice as he transitions from man to monster. He was given full creative freedom to make the character as grotesque as possible, saying, \"No, I had free rein.\" The Creature Commandos animated series played a role in Clayface's development, but it was not a strict limitation on Watkins' design process.",
  "summary": "Clayface has been designed countless times for the page and screen — so what inspired his final form in his self-titled DCU movie?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}