Kurt Russell eyed for role in 'Fast & Furious 7'

Actor Kurt Russell poses as he arrives at Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies in Hollywood April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kurt Russell, whose last major movie role was Quentin Tarantino's 2007 thriller "Death Proof," is in negotiations to join James Wan's "Fast and Furious 7," an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Russell is a genre fan favorite, having starred in John Carpenter's "Escape from New York," "The Thing" and "Big Trouble in Little China." Russell is repped by CAA.