- A new trailer has been released for DC Studios'
- The body horror movie will take shape in theaters worldwide this October
- It features a really cool Easter egg that's renewed hope over a Batman cameo
DC Studios has release one final trailer for — and it contains a specific Batman reference that's set tongues wagging among comic book fans.
Revealed yesterday (September 24), the movie's latest teaser offers a fresh look at its body horror vibes, slick cinematography, and Matt Hagen's tragic villain origin story. Thankfully, the DC Universe (DCU) film's latest round of footage doesn't reveal the titular character's final, grotesque form, meaning audiences will have to check it out in theaters if they want to see Clayface in all of his gruesome, malleable glory.
The comic book flick's new trailer arrives five months after 's first "super freaky" teaser. Two months later, trailer #2 was unleashed upon the world and left fans with many, many questions — the most pressing of which was whether the shapeshifting villain's primary foe Batman would appear.
Even if the Caped Crusader does show up in the DCU Chapter One movie, 's cast and crew are doing their best not to give away what would be one of the film's biggest surprises. That said, fans have spotted a very specific Batman Easter egg in 's final trailer that's sparked new hope that the Gotham City-based vigilante will make an appearance — even if it's just as a silhouetted cameo — in the James Watkins-directed feature.
Why a musical motif in the new Clayface trailer has excited Batman and DC Comics fans alike
So, what's this big Batman reference that some DC fans noticed in 's newest teaser? Skip to the 1:30 mark of the trailer and you might recognize a very familiar motif that plays as the forthcoming film's title card appears on the screen.
Batman fanatics won't need me to explain this Easter egg to them. For those in the know, though, the brief musical snippet we hear is an exact replica of Clayface's theme from fan-favorite 1990s TV show (), which you can watch right now on HBO Max.
Now, this doesn't give any indication that the Dark Knight will have a walk-on part in DC Studios' next big-screen offering. After all, despite reports that studio co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran have cast an unlikely star as the DCU's Batman, the pair have consistently denied that anyone has been hired to play Bruce Wayne and his superhero alter-ego in their nascent cinematic franchise.
Nevertheless, the use of Clayface's theme from has captured some fans' imagination — and with good reason. 's story is heavily inspired by 'Feat of Clay', a two-part tale from that's viewed as some of the best storytelling in the beloved cartoon's four-season run.
If nothing else, fans are excited about this musical nugget because, if is half as good as 'Feat of Clay' is, it could be the best DCU movie so far. Throw a Batman cameo into the mix, though, and it'll generate even more headlines than many of us expected when it's released on October 23.
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