The upcoming supervillain spinoff movie "Clayface" has all the signs of a terrific entry in DC's film portfolio, but will it be part of the DCU or expand of "The Batman?"

Mike Flanagan's DC film Clayface lands Eden Lake's James Watkins to direct the film based on the Batman villain.

DC Studios has finally found a director to mold Clayface. After several months of searching, Speak No Evil helmer James Watkins has been chosen to direct the feature based on the Batman villain, which has a script from horror maestro Mike Flanagan.

James Watkins is set to direct Clayface, DC’s creature feature scripted by Mike Flanagan, sources have confirmed to Deadline. DC Studios declined to comment. We were recently first to tell you that both Watkins and Jeff Wadlow were among those in the mix to helm the Clayface film.

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James Watkins, who directed last year's remake of the Danish thriller "Speak No Evil" for Universal, is set to direct "Clayface" for DC Studios, TheWrap has learned. The script was written by Mike Flanagan.