Kurt Russell will star as Stunt Man Mike in Quentin Tarantino 's upcoming slasher film "Death Proof," the writer-director said.

"Death Proof" is Tarantino's half of the "Grindhouse" double feature he is shooting with Robert Rodriguez for Dimension Films.

Mickey Rourke was originally envisaged for the role.

Tarantino plans to start production on "Death Proof" in four weeks.

Rodriguez showed footage from "Planet Terror," his half of the "Grindhouse" feature, which he hopes to finish filming in Austin in a few days. The purposefully scratched digital footage, featuring Rose McGowan wearing a machine gun leg, earned a standing ovation from the 6,500 fans on hand.

In addition to Russell and McGowan, Tarantino's half of "Grindhouse" also will star Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson , Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd , Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Marley Shelton, Tracie Thoms and Mary Elizabeth Winstead . Rodriguez's half of the double-featured film will include Freddy Rodriguez, McGowan, Josh Brolin, Naveen Andrews, Shelton, Michael Biehn, Stacy Ferguson, Jeff Fahey and Michael Parks.

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Looks like only McGowan & Shelton will be in both segments of the film which is great cause I LOVE McGowan! Now that she has no more Charmed duties to fight off demons, she is going back to movies. COOL! Can't wait to see her in Grindhouse with that machine gun leg LOL!

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This is SO going to rock!

Does anyone know what "Planet Terror" is about? A machine-gun leg sounds pretty cool.

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Make instruments to plague us." - King Lear

I believe it's about a zombie plague. With Rodriguez doing it, you can bet that it'll be bloody.

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