Clayface’s Star Is Right About What Batman Villain Movie DC Needs To Make Next

Clayface‘s central star Tom Rhys Harries has spoken about what supervillain movie he wants to see DC take on, and it’s a pick that would perfectly align with the DC Universe‘s current trajectory and setup on a few different levels. Though Clayface is by no means the first DC movie to focus on a villain’s story – with the Joker and Suicide Squad films being major proof otherwise – it is an exciting development in this sphere, since it opens up the potential for the DCU to do more supervillain-centered films in its generally hero-focused universe.

With Batman’s movie landscape having predominately focused on the Joker over the years, this is a concept that is exciting in terms of what it could mean for the rest of the Dark Knight’s rogues gallery. Gotham has a truly expansive range of stellar villains with their own distinctive stories and setups, and bringing more of their stories to life in a focal way on-screen could provide some stories film-only audiences never knew could be possible, allowing the DCU timeline to mirror what made the ever-beloved Batman: The Animated Series work by further fleshing out its roster of DC antagonists.

Though there’s a broad assortment of ne’er-do-wells that the DCU could give this treatment to, one of the best possible candidates for a follow-up Batman villain movie has already recently been addressed by Matt Hagen actor Tom Rhys Harries, who delved into what would make one particular villain’s story a thrill on-screen.

The DCU Needs A Scarecrow Movie To Follow Up On Clayface’s Success

During interviews for the release of Clayface, Clayface actor Tom Rhys Harries shared his thoughts about the prospect of another Batman villain getting the spotlight, stating (via AMC Theatres): “I keep thinking about Scarecrow… I really want to see a Scarecrow movie that’s like a real head-bend, where you’re not sure what’s real, and you can Truman Show the audience sort of thing… Like early Nolan.”

Harries also mentioned this prospect in an interview with Deadline, wherein he discussed the appeal of the matter, explaining that “Scarecrow would be pretty cool… We could do something in the vein of Inception… The audience wouldn’t know what’s real anymore. I think that would be kinda cool.”

Given Clayface has already been received well overall critically and commercially – with Clayface‘s early box office setting an impressive initial precedent for the film – capitalizing further on this and the prior interest in Batman supervillain movie stories would make a lot of sense for the DC Universe right now, especially if the intent is to keep Batman himself off-screen for a while still.

Scarecrow would be a particularly salient choice film-wise for several reasons, with Harries’ comments about the corrupted psychologist’s ability to create a “head-bend” movie being one of them. Scarecrow’s penchant for using mind-altering chemicals that subject victims to their worst fears offers a lot of potential in terms of the visuals and more surreal scenes a Scarecrow movie could offer, and the villain’s origin story would be a uniquely promising prospect for the DCU to utilize in terms of how many other characters it could set up.

A Scarecrow Movie Would Already Fit Perfectly Into The DCU’s Movie Lineup

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