# Clayface Ending Explained

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/clayface-ending-explained/
- Published: 2026-10-23T01:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:38:17+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/clayface-ending-explained-batman-dcu
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Batman exists in the DCU, but does not appear in *Clayface*.
- The film has no mid- or post-credits scene.
- Matt Hagen’s revenge leads to his monstrous transformation.

## Summary

*Clayface* does not feature Batman or a mid- or post-credits scene, though the film’s Gotham is part of the DCU and Batman exists there. The story focuses on Matt Hagen, whose revenge and transformation into the comic-accurate villain take centre stage.

Hagen, played by Tom Rhys Harries, gains shape-shifting powers after Dr Caitlyn Corr’s experimental nanobot treatment restores his face. He kills those he blames for his downfall, including Caitlyn’s fiancé, detective John Borrelli, then confronts Caitlyn after she chooses to remain with John. The article says the film and *Creature Commandos* take place before *Superman*, set in 2025, and suggests Batman may have begun operating in Gotham between 2016 and 2024.

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