Created 84 years ago, this fascinating super villain will have the right to his own fantasy film

If Batman has been so successful since its birth in 1939, it is as much because of its hero’s power of fascination as the formidable gallery of villains who have often stepped out of the shadow of the bald man and given their own stories to shine. James Gunn understood this well in the new DC universe, which he is one of the architects of along with producer Peter Safran.

Although there are plans to combine Muscle Bun and Deadstroke in the same movie, term It is announced that a feature film dedicated to the face of Hill will be released, and it will be written by Mike Flanagan (Dr. Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House), the perfect candidate to bring this terrifying and tragic character to life on film. If he has had several incarnations since his creation in 1940, the most famous remains Basil Carlo (named after Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone), an actor who disapproves of one of his horror films being remade and takes on the role of his killer. Eliminate its actors and technical crew members.

The Batman animated series of the 1990s, as well as the comics published after the reboot, featured “Flashpoint”It acquires its hideous appearance after excessive and prolonged exposure to the clay-based product it uses to alter its complexion. Which also allows him to transform into anyone when he’s not looking like a golem that can swallow clay heroes.

So it’s no surprise that Mike Flanagan passed (with production support from Matt Reeves). With him, fear and tragedy go hand-in-hand as he knows how to bring out screams of fear and tears from us and there is no doubt that he will be able to do justice to the character we have seen lately. animated series Harley Quinn and Suicide Squad Isekai, but which has never before had the right to live on the big screen.

Horror is celebrating in DC

While Swamp Thing is also planned to be adapted by James Mangold, horror is slowly creeping into the upcoming DC Universe, which isn’t surprising given James Gunn’s past and his love of the genre. Airing on MAX since the beginning of December, the animated series Creature Commandos, written by him, is already announcing color, as we find the Bride of Frankenstein among the characters that present themselves as the first brick of this world, a general reboot. It will then take off with Superman next July.

On the other hand, James Gunn took to social media to deny the rumors suggesting Clayface’s presence in the Batman sequel.