Max Minghella In Talks to Be a part of DC Studios Film

Max Minghella, the Emmy-nominated Handmaid’s Story actor, is in talks to hitch DC Studios‘ Clayface, which can hit theaters September 11, 2026.

A deal hasn’t closed but, however when it’s finaled, Minghella would be a part of Tom Rhys Harries, who has the title function within the James Watkins-directed style film, andMickey 17‘s Naomi Ackie.

DC Studios didn’t reply to remark.

The manufacturing is being primed to shoot at Warner Bros Leavesden studio within the UK.

Lengthy often called a villain to Batman, Clayface was semi-successful actor within the comics. After turning to a lifetime of crime, he takes on the id of a personality he as soon as portrayed in a horror film. The nemesis has appeared in myriad DC collection, animated works, movies video games and different media all through the years.

DC’s James Gunn and Peter Safran are producing Clayface together with The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris. Chantal Nong is EP. The Lifetime of Chuck and Physician Sleep director Mike Flanagan penned the primary draft of the screenplay, with further drafts by Oscar-nominated The Wings of a Dove and Drive screenwriter Hossein Amini.

Minghella starred on 46 episodes of The Handmaid’s Story, in addition to within the motion pictures Artwork College Confidential, Babylon, The Social Community and The Ides of March. Minghella additionally directed the flicks Teen Spirit and Shell, the latter which world premiered at TIFF final 12 months. He was nominated for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Drama Sequence for Handmaid’s Story on the Emmys in 2021.

Minghella is repped by CAA, Nameless Content material and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

Gunn’s first film out of the revamped DC Studios, Superman, has clicked previous $579 million on the world field workplace. DC Studios’ second season of Peacemaker, which Gunn created and which stars John Cena, is premiering August 21 on HBO Max.