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On Threads, a fan asked Gunn about the Batman logo on the Clayface dumpster. “Although the trash can is from the set I have a hard time believing the bat was put there by the art department,” Gunn wrote in his response. “But if so it never came across my desk (I don’t have time to ok every piece of set dressing.)” Check out the image in question below:
Clayface‘s Batman Logo Easter Egg Explained
As Clayface makes its way through production, fans have spotted a number of intriguing references to the Batman mythos. There was a promotional poster for a Flying Graysons performance, a flyer raising awareness for the Joker’s march against police corruption, and a Gotham City transit map featuring several key locations. These Easter eggs, while being fun nods to the comics, also serve as a way of fleshing out the DCU’s version of Gotham City, using visual shorthand to establish key characters and events. With that in mind, it’s easy to see why some fans took the Bat symbol as a sign that Pattinson’s Batman is part of the Clayface universe.
Gunn is an extremely busy person with a lot of responsibilities at DC Studios, so it’s understandable that he doesn’t have time to approve every bit of set dressing for the various productions. Even so, he’d probably have to sign off on some props before they’re included. It’s hard to imagine the Clayface filmmakers reimagining the Joker as a political figure rallying Gotham’s citizens against corruption without getting the higher-ups to sign off. Gunn wants each DC Studios project to be able to stand on its own, but the DCU is still a shared universe, meaning there has to be some cohesion. When it comes to key characters like Joker or Robin, Gunn likely has say in what does and doesn’t make it to screen.
