Clayface star Tom Rhys Harries has revealed his surprising gaming habits during screen testing for the DCU role of Matt Hagen.

“I played Elden Ring to switch my brain off during the three months I was screen testing for Clayface,” Rhys Harries told Elden Ring movie lead (and new Cyclops actor) Kit Connor for Interview Magazine. “It probably talks to my level of anxiety throughout that period.”

Connor himself also offered some small insight into the upcoming Elden Ring movie, indicating he bulked up physically and “got big” for his lead role. The cast also includes Cailee Spaeny, Ben Whishaw, and Nick Offerman, with noted gamer and prolific writer/director Alex Garland behind the camera and on scripting duties. Filming wrapped in July.

Away from clashing with some of The Lands Between’s nastiest residents, Rhys Harries also had plenty of praise for the Clayface script, which was penned by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini.

“I love the script…They’ve built these three brilliant acts. It’s almost like a Greek tragedy. There’s so much depth, it just gives you scope to be exploring loads of things that feel endless because human beings are endless,” Rhys Harries said.

Despite recent trailers teasing his character’s transformations, Rhys Harries said the full extent of the body horror won’t become clear until you watch it in cinemas. In an interview with Empire, he simply said, “It’s fucking sick!”

Clayface hits cinemas on October 23. The Elden Ring movie, meanwhile, is released on March 3, 2028.

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