Aishwarya to star in The Pink Panther sequel

Aishwarya Rai is set to star with actor Steve Martin in The Pink Panther sequel.

Actors Andy Garcia, John Cleese and Alfred Molina have also joined the crew.

Aishwarya will star as a detective and expert along with Spiderman 2 villain Molina, joining forces with bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau (to be played by Martin), to catch the thief who has been stealing artefacts around the world.

Agent Cody Banks' director Harald Zwart will be directing the film, which was penned by Scott Neustadter, Mike Weber, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Steve Martin.

The film will be produced by Robert Simonds and Ira Shuman will be the executive producer.

The sequel, which was announced in March 2006, is scheduled for a release on February 13, 2009.

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