Washington DC, Aug. 12 -- The Handmaid's Tale star Max Minghella is in final talks to join the cast of Clayface, the next DC Studios movie, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

Minghella will star alongside Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie in the horror film, which will be directed by Speak No Evil filmmaker James Watkins. The movie will begin filming this fall in the UK.

According to the publication, Clayface is based on a Batman villain who can change his appearance. The film, written by Mike Flanagan, is described as a body-horror thriller with similarities to the 1986 movie The Fly.

The story follows an up-and-coming actor (Harries) whose face is badly disfigured by a gangster. In desperation, he turns to a scientist (Ackie) for help. ...