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James Watkins Lands ‘Clayface’ Directing Gig


'Clayface' has locked in a director in James Watkins, sources have confirmed to Deadline.

He has a body seemingly made out of clay and has appeared over the years in various films, series, animated works, video games and other forms of media. Watkins is coming off of Speak No Evil, Universal’s remake of the hit Danish horror film from Christian Tafdrup, which grossed over $76M worldwide last fall. Previously, the multi-hyphenate co-created the AMC series McMafia, also directing features like Eden Lake, The Woman in Black, and The Take.

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