The film Righteous Kill stars Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino as two New York cops who team up to find a serial killer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carla Gugino has joined the crime drama as the female lead.

Gugino will play a crime-scene investigator with a dark secret. She winds up in a romantic relationship with DeNiro's character. Jon Avnet is directing the project for Millennium Films and Emmett/Furla Films.

The film begins shooting at the end of this month.

Righteous Kill was released September 12th, 2008 and stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, Trilby Glover. The film is directed by Jon Avnet.