Kurt Russel has worked with directors.
Furious 7 ( alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 and Fast 7 ) is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan . Kurt Russell . He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the television film Elvis ( 1979 ) , also directed by Carpenter . The Thing ( also known as John Carpenter 's The Thing ) is a 1982 American science-fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter , written by Bill Lancaster , and starring Kurt Russell .