Sir Michael Caine joining cast of 'The Secret Service'

Sir Michael Caine has signed up to play the role of a lead agent in the adaptation of comic book 'The Secret Service', directed by Michael Vaughn.

The 80-year-old actor will undertake rigorous training for a series of combat sequences, choreographed by a team who previously worked with Jackie Chan, the Sun reported.

Caine will star alongside Colin Firth, whose character is a younger understudy under Caine's wing for investigations.