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Naomi Ackie spoke to HeyUGuys at the European Premiere of Clayface at Curzon Mayfair, London, and made no secret of her love of horror. Playing the female lead in James Watkins’ DC Studios body-horror thriller, Ackie explained why the role felt “juicy”: a complex woman with a grounded attachment to her work and relationships, far from a damsel in distress. She also mapped her own horror tastes, from Get Out to political and body horror, and named the genres she won’t touch.
Interviews for Clayface at the European Premiere at Curzon Mayfair. The film stars Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll and Joshua James, it was written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini and directed by James Watkins. Colin Hart and Abigail Shii ask the questions.
Plot: Matt Hagen's meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is cut short when a local crime boss's actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team, Matt seeks out a cutting-edge treatment that miraculously restores him, but it also warps his grip on reality and sends him spiralling into a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.
Clayface will be released on 23rd October 2026.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Catching up on the carpet
00:13 Joining the DC universe
00:29 Why the role is “juicy”
00:38 A female lead who is no damsel in distress
00:54 Her love of body horror
01:27 How Get Out sparked her horror obsession
01:34 Political horror, body horror and no slashers
01:45 Ouija boards and demon summoning: a hard no
#Clayface #NaomiAckie #JamesWatkins #EuropeanPremiere #HeyUGuys #DCStudios #BodyHorror #PoliticalHorror #GetOut #Gotham #RedCarpet
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