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Brittany Murphy (”Sin City”) and David Zayas (TV’s “Dexter”) have been cast in “The Expendables,” an upcoming action feature directed and written by Sylvester Stallone.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two will appear alongside a generation-spanning who’s who of tough-guy actors, including Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture and Stallone himself.

The movie revolves around a team of mercenaries who set out to overthrow a South American dictator, played by Zayas.

Murphy will play the singer-girlfriend of Rourke’s character, a role for which she is expected to perform a musical number.

Production for the film began this past week in Brazil.

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