Four join Winstone's '44 Inch Chest'

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Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane, Joanne Whalley and Melvil Poupaud have joined the cast of British gangster drama 44 Inch Chest, reports Variety.

The film, which began shooting in London this week under the direction of Malcolm Venville, also stars Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt and Tim Roth.

44 Inch Chest writers Louis Melles and David Scinto previously worked with Winstone and McShane on the 2000 crime drama Sexy Beast.

The story follows Winstone's gangster as he tries to take revenge on his wife and her young French lover.