'We were blown away by this guy': Clayface lands unlikely star for its lead role as DC's budget horror movie continues to take shape

• DC Studios has found the lead star for its Clayface movie
• Surprisingly, the Batman villain won't be played by Alan Tudyk
• Tudyk voiced Clayface in season 1 of Creature Commandos

DC Studios has revealed which actor will star in its forthcoming Clayface movie – and, surprisingly, it won't be Alan Tudyk.

First reported by Deadline and later confirmed by studio co-chief James Gunn, the budget horror film's titular character will be portrayed by Tom Rhys Harries. Taking to Instagram, Gunn said it had been a "long and exhaustive search" to find the right person to play the shapeshifter, but he and fellow producer Matt Reeves eventually settled on Harries after they were "blown away" by his auditions.

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Clayface will be the third film released as part of the DC Universe's (DCU) first line-up of movies ...