Seems Sly Stallone’s roped another tightly-sealed satchel of muscles into “The Expendables”.

Scott Adkins, probably best known for his role in “Undisputed 2″ and soon to be seen in “X-Men Origins : Wolverine” and “Ninja” (ironically, produced by NuImage – the troupe behind this ditty) is rumoured to be in talks to board the testosterone-express. He’ll play Paine, according to Brazilian (the biggest chunk of the film will be shot in Brazil) website Omelete.

The site also reports that Mickey Rourke’s involvement in the film will be limited to filming a couple of short scenes (as an arms dealer) in the United States.