Kurt Russell will replace the vanished Mickey Rourke as Stunt Man Mike in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming slasher film DEATH PROOF, the writer-director said Saturday at Comic-Con International.

The film is Tarantino's half of the "Grindhouse" double feature, which he is shooting with Robert Rodriguez for Dimension Films.

Tarantino inked the deal with Russell on Friday night, he said. "I've always wanted to work with Kurt Russell," Tarantino said.

Rodriguez showed footage from "Planet Terror," his half of the "Grindhouse double" feature, which he hopes to finish filming in Austin, Texas, in a few days. Tarantino plans to start production on DEATH PROOF in four weeks.

Rodriguez's purposefully scratched digital footage, featuring Rose McGowan wearing a machine-gun leg, earned a standing ovation from the 6,500 fans packed into a convention center hall.