{"id":387049,"date":"2025-08-31T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T11:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/387049\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T11:42:13","slug":"liverpool-landmark-transformed-into-gotham-hospital-for-major-hollywood-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/387049\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool landmark transformed into Gotham Hospital for major Hollywood film"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film set for the upcoming DC Universe Clayface has transformed Derby Square in Liverpool city centre<\/p>\n

11:33, 31 Aug 2025Updated 11:49, 31 Aug 2025<\/p>\n

\"FilmFilm crew prepares a shot as part of the filming of DC Studios’ Clayface(Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n

Liverpool’s crown court building was transformed into “Gotham Hospital” as filming got underway on the latest DC Studios film Clayface. Work started on Saturday to transform Merseyside’s law courts<\/a> on Derby Square in Liverpool’s city centre<\/a> into the DC Universe film set.<\/p>\n

Derby Square was littered with rubbish, fake graffiti had been stencilled onto walls and dozens of tents had been put up. A temporary sign on the court building showed it had been transformed into Gotham Hospital with a large red emergency entrance sign erected over the front door.<\/p>\n

Vehicles including Gotham Police cars, ambulances and a Gotham Broadcasting Channel news van had also been parked around Derby Square. The ECHO<\/a> previously reported yesterday how it was believed the film set was for the 2026 film Clayface<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This was confirmed this morning, Sunday, with production crew holding signage stamped with Clayface. Filming on Derby Square began this morning, with the crew shooting multiple takes of doctors and a nurse taking a gurney out of the back of an ambulance and quickly transporting it through the front door.<\/p>\n

An actor with his face heavily bandaged and blood staining his bare chest was also seen speaking with the production crew.<\/p>\n

Dozens of locals gathered to watch the shoot, with some asking the security if the man with his face bandaged was the protagonist Clayface. This was not confirmed.<\/p>\n

\"FilmA bandaged actor speaks with the production crew on the set of Clayface(Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n

Clayface is expected to be released in September next year, with Deadline reporting that Tom Rhys Harris would be playing the character in the horror-thriller. The film is based on the comic book character which haunts the fictional Gotham City.<\/p>\n

Speak No Evil director James Watkins is leading the project, while The Batman director Matt Reeves will serve as an executive producer.<\/p>\n

However, according to a report from IGN last year, it is not believed to be set in the same film universe as the 2022 film The Batman, featuring Robert Pattinson.<\/p>\n

A shape-shifting creature made of magical clay haunts Gotham City, alternating between villain and ally of Batman. Multiple tragic figures have taken on the Clayface mantle over the years.<\/p>\n

\"AA set for the Clayface movie in Derby Square, Liverpool city centre on Saturday(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

Dozens of production vehicles were parked around the city centre on roads including Dale Street, Castle Street and by the town hall.<\/p>\n

The ECHO reported yesterday how filming on the Hollywood film started at the former Merseyside Police HQ on Canning Place in the city centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Batman crews were previously spotted throughout the city during filming in 2020<\/a>. Director Mr Reeves confirmed in August of that year that 75% of production would take place in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

According to Culture Liverpool, filming in Liverpool generated nearly \u00a335m for the city region in the last financial year, supporting 1,129 jobs.<\/p>\n

See eight pictures of the Clayface film set HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The film set for the upcoming DC Universe Clayface has transformed Derby Square in Liverpool city centre 11:33,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":387050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,3063,4884,179,2349,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-387049","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-film","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-liverpool-city-centre","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115123201314322572","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}