Liverpool Crown Court transformed into Gotham Hospital for major Hollywood film

Production crew held up signage stamped with Clayface.

Liverpool's crown court building was transformed into "Gotham Hospital" as filming got underway on the latest DC Studios film Clayface.

Work began on Saturday 30 August to transform the court on Derby Square in Liverpool's city centre into the DC Universe film set.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.Vehicles including Gotham Police cars, ambulances and a Gotham Broadcasting Channel news van had also been parked around Derby Square. Filming on Derby Square began in the morning of Sunday 31 August, 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.An actor with his face heavily bandaged and blood staining his bare chest was also seen speaking with the production crew.

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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.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.Speak No Evil director James Watkins is leading the project, while The Batman director Matt Reeves will serve as an executive producer.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.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.Dozens of production vehicles were parked around the city centre on roads including Dale Street, Castle Street and by the town hall.