Washington DC, June 18 -- Actor Tom Rhys Harries has scored the high-profile lead role in the highly anticipated film 'Clayface', reported Variety.

James Gunn, the head honcho at DC, announced the onboard news of Harries from his X handle. He wrote, "After a long and incredibly exhaustive search, we finally have our DCU Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Both ['The Batman' director] Matt Reeves and I were just blown away by this guy, and can't wait for you to see this film."

Reeves is producing "'Clayface,' which is written by Mike Flanagan and directed by James Watkins ("Eden Lake").

According to Variety, the film is less superhero adventure than body horror flick, focusing on a B-movie actor who drinks a substance that's supposed to help ...