McG (This Means War, Terminator Salvation) has found his leading man. Kevin Costner has signed up to star in Three Days to Kill. The action thriller, scripted by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak, is a joint production of EuropaCorp and Relativity Media, About.com said.

The official synopsis: "The thriller explores a story about Secret Service Agent Ethan Runner who discovers he's dying and decides to retire in order to reconnect with his estranged family. But when the Secret Service offers him access to an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment, he soon finds himself trying to juggle his family, his mission, and the drug's hallucinatory side-effects."

Costner's currently busy working on the reboot of the Jack Ryan series with Chris Pine (Kenneth Branagh's directing). That film's set for a Christmas Day 2013 release. Costner will also been seen in Man of Steel, another 2013 release.