Here's your dose of film news for April 13, 2009:

• Ray Winstone, David Thewlis and Anna Friel are joining Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell in William Monahan's big-screen adaptation of Ken Bruen's novel "London Boulevard." Farrell plays a London criminal who gets involved with an actress (Knightley). (Variety)

• Gary Daniels, whose credits include "Spoiler" and the upcoming action flick "Tekken," has joined Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke in Sly's "The Expendables," a flick about a group of mercenaries trying to bring down a dictator. Daniels plays one of the film's villains. (Moviehole)

• Alex Tse, co-screenwriter of "Watchmen," will adapt Paul Pope's upcoming graphic novel "Battling Boy." The story centers on the son of a god who embarks on a mission to battle ruthless beats that have invaded the giant city of Monstropolis. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Elisabeth Shue, whose credits include "Hamlet 2," "Cocktail" and "Leaving Las Vegas," is in talks to join Alexandre Aja's upcoming "Piranha 3-D." Says Moviehole, "Shue is playing the role of Sherrif Julie Forester, a take-charge authority figure in the community of Lake Victoria - where the action/ankle-biting takes place."