Jake Gyllenhaal has joined the cast of Rendition.

The film will also star Reese Witherspoon.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story revolves around a CIA analyst based in Cairo who finds his world spinning out of control after he witnesses the interrogation of a foreign national by the Egyptian secret police.

Gyllenhaal will play the analyst, while Witherspoon will play the pregnant American wife of the national.

Source: Press Release