De Niro, Strahovski join 'Killer Elite'

Robert De Niro and Yvonne Strahovski have both signed to co-star in forthcoming action thriller The Killer Elite.

According to Moviehole, the actors have joined stars Clive Owen, Jason Statham and Dominic Purcell in the film, directed by Gary McKendry.

The movie is based on a novel by Ranulph Fiennes titled The Feather Men, which centres on a group of British special forces fighters who are hunted by assassins.

Aden Young, Ben Mendelsohn, Lachy Hulme and Firass Dirani have also boarded the picture.

De Niro will next be seen in Machete, opening September 3 in US cinemas. Strahovski stars in NBC's Chuck.