Entertainment · Film · 2 hrs ago
Clayface Stars Praise Batman: The Animated Series and Ron Perlman
Clayface stars Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie praised Batman: The Animated Series, which they watched after school while growing up in the UK.
Mike Flanagan’s screenplay drew on the episode “Feat of Clay”, which reimagined how actor Matt Hagen became the villain.
Harries said Ron Perlman’s voice performance made the character’s shape-shifting scenes especially memorable.
Ackie said the character’s tragedy remains central to this version of Clayface.
She described the story as heartfelt as well as horrific.
The interview also touched on the future of the DCU, but no further details about what comes next were given.
Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie said they grew up watching Batman: The Animated Series in the UK.
Mike Flanagan’s original screenplay for Clayface drew inspiration from the series episode “Feat of Clay.”
Rhys Harries praised Ron Perlman’s voice performance as Clayface in the animated series.
Ackie said the new film retains the character’s tragic quality while also being horrific.
- Who
- Clayface stars Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie, and voice actor Ron Perlman.
- What
- Harries and Ackie praised Batman: The Animated Series and Perlman’s performance as Clayface.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The animated series inspired the Clayface screenplay, and Harries and Ackie were fans of it growing up.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ackie and Rhys Harries watched Batman: The Animated Series after school.
Mike Flanagan’s screenplay drew inspiration from the episode “Feat of Clay.
Rhys Harries revisited the episode and praised Perlman’s performance.
- Clayface stars
- Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie
- Screenplay writer
- Mike Flanagan
- Source episode
- Feat of Clay
- Clayface voice actor in the series
- Ron Perlman
- Outlet
- IGN
What people are saying
It was a ritual for a long time
But you feel so sorry for him.
Ron Perlman does such an amazing job with the voice on that and the sequences in that are so sick.