The Clayface teaser trailer has finally arrived. The first footage from DC Studios’ Batman villain origin story follows an up-and-coming actor (Tom Rhys Harries) whose face is disfigured by a gangster. As a last resort, he turns to a scientist (Naomi Ackie) who transforms his body into clay.

Or, as otherwise stated by the official logline: Clayface unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one’s identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.

James Watkins (Speak No Evil) directs the body horror pic from a script by Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan, along with Hossein Amini.

“Clayface might not be as widely known as The Penguin or The Joker, but we really feel that his story is equally resonant, compelling, and in many ways, more terrifying than one of those,” DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran has said, with Gunn adding the film will feel “totally real” and will be “true and psychological and body horror and gross.”

Before Clayface makes its way to cinemas this autumn, DC will release Supergirl, for which you can watch a trailer here.

Watch the Clayface teaser trailer below, ahead of its release October 23rd.