After charming critics at the Sundance film festival with her breakout performance in the much buzzed about horror-drama The Witch, 18 year old actress and model Anya Taylor-Joy is now set to star in sci-fi thriller Morgan, marking the directorial debut of Ridley Scott's son Luke Scott.

Argentine-Anglo-American Taylor-Joy, who's based in the UK and has also appeared in TV series Endeavour and Atlantis, is in final negotiations to feature in Morgan opposite Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti and Toby Jones. The role sees the striking-looking star (who's signed with Storm Models) play a genetically engineered being at the centre of a moral dilemma.