Three join George Clooney thriller

Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton and Sydney Pollack have joined the cast of legal thriller Michael Clayton.

Production Weekly has revealed that the three will be joining George Clooney in the movie, which marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Supremacy), who will be helming from his own script.

Clooney will star as an attorney nicknamed 'The Janitor,' a title earned from his ability to clean up messy situations for his high-profile clients.

Shooting is due to begin in January, with Clooney and Steven Soderbergh's Section Eight producing.