Brittany Murphy has joined the cast of the upcoming mercenary drama “The Expendables” that also stars Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren.

The movies plot centers around a team of mercenary warriors sent to overthrow a dictator.  David Zayas of the hit HBO drama Dexter is set to direct.  Brittany will play the girlfriend of Rourke’s character, and she will perform some musical numbers in the film.

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