Kurt Russell headed for 'Fast and Furious 7'

The film's producers have their sights set on the 62-year old actor, whose multi-decade career includes starring roles in "Escape from New York" (1981), "The Thing" (1982) and "Death Proof" (2007). According to Variety, Kurt Russell is in talks with Universal for a leading role that was turned down by Denzel Washington. If an agreement is reached, he will join Jason Statham, Tony Jaa and Ronda Rousey as one of the new faces of the "Fast and Furious" saga in its seventh installment. James Wan will take a break from the horror films he has become known for ("Insidious", "The Conjuring") to film the signature racing battles of the Fast and Furious franchise, first introduced in 2001. Filmed in the style of a 1970s thriller, "Fast and Furious 7" will follow Ian Shaw (Jason Statham) in his quest for revenge after the death of his brother Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) in the previous episode, released last spring. The cast and crew of "Fast and Furious 7"will begin filming any day now. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson will return to the saga for this seventh episode, which is set in Los Angeles.