Actress Salma Hayek [Images] will sport a big, hairy beard and moustache in new film Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, it has emerged.

The film revolves around a young boy who meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire, the Sun reports.

Paul Weitz, who has made hits like American Pie and About A Boy, has directed the film.

The movie will hit screens on October 23.

Text: ANI | Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters