Russell Keeps Private

The Hollywood Reporter says actor Kurt Russell has signed on to star in the neo-noir supernatural thriller Undying

Written by Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli), the film is about a private investigator named Virgil Lone who falls into a surreal underworld after he’s hired by a mysterious woman named Delia.

Originally called “Reaper” when it was sold as a spec script--production is set to begin this fall

Russell recently joined the cast of Rupert Wainwright’s historical drama Waco-while Whitta is also writing The Defenders for producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek).