Milla Jovovich and Pierce Brosnan join Survivor

Milla Jovovich and Pierce Brosnan are set to star in ‘Survivor’.

The Hollywood stars have joined the cast of James McTeigue’s action thriller, which will also feature ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ actress Emma Thompson and Angela Bassett.

The heart-pounding flick centres on a United States State Department official (Jovovich) who is sent to work at the American embassy in London and tasked with stopping terrorists from getting into the US. However, the protagonist’s high powered job puts her directly in harm’s way and when she is framed for several crimes by the terrorists she is trying to stop, she must goes on the run and attempt to clear her name and thwart a major attack in New York’s Times Square.

‘Survivor’ was written by Phil Shelby and will be produced by Charles Winkler and Irwin Winkler.

Jovovich is best known for her starring role in the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise and was recently cast as a femme fatale character in Sylvester Stallone’s testosterone-filled ‘The Expendables 3’.

McTeigue is best known for directing 2005 action flick ‘V for Vendetta’, which also featured an actress in the lead role in Natalie Portman.

‘Survivor’ will begin filming in London in January.