Brittany Murphy axed from 'Expendables'

Brittany Murphy has been axed from Sylvester Stallone's upcoming action film The Expendables.

According to the movie's official production blog, Murphy's character was "deleted" from the script after it underwent a rewrite. The Sin City actress was to have played the girlfriend of Mickey Rourke's arms dealer Tool.

Liam Hemsworth's character has also been removed from the film, reports say.

Written, directed by and starring Stallone, The Expendables follows a group of mercenaries tasked with overthrowing a South American dictator. Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Charisma Carpenter and Arnold Schwarzenegger are also among the cast.