Robert De Niro joins Clive Owen in 'Killer Elite'

The cast for Gary McKendry's upcoming action flick "The Killer Elite" is really starting to look impressive. Clive Owen and Jason Statham are already on board, and Moviehole now reports Robert De Niro and Aden Young are also joining the project. Ben Mendelsohn and Lachy Hulme have also joined the cast.

The film is based on Ranulph Fiennes' novel "The Feather Men," and it follows a team of former British soldiers hunted by assassins. Statham plays a former Navy Seal, and De Niro will apparently play his mentor, who gets kidnapped. Owen's character is a field operative heading out to protect the soliders.