Looks like Clayface might be part of Reeves's upcoming Bat film.
I'm almost certain that Reeves will use the OG Golden Age Karlo as the reference. He might merge him with certain other characters like Hush, Zsasz and the Impostor Batman from Tomlin's mini. There might even be elements from the Preston Payne version. The monster blob version is unlikely to be part of this universe. Maybe he'll get a chemical bath by the end that gives him a look of a melting man aesthetic but that's the extent of it. Not only does this fit the style, tone and precedent set by Reeves but also because CBMS are going downhill critically and commercially. People are losing interest in CGI monsters. Movies such as Creed, John Wick and Top Gun show that tastes in blockbusters have somewhat shifted. Batman's monster villains wouldn't even crack the top 10 in his rogues, arguably not even top 15 in terms of popularity or story value.
What amuses me is the eventuality of die hard fans turning on Reeves in favor of Gunn/DCU. CBM fans are seriously fickle. Imagine turning on a film maker because they don't want to use CGI blob villains or sidekicks.
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