Dwayne Johnson is in final negotiations to star in the action drama "Faster" for CBS Films reports Variety.

Johnson will play an ex-con bent on avenging the death of his brother, murdered 10 years earlier when the two were double-crossed during a heist.

The project, which will be Johnson's next film, will be helmed by Phil Joanou ("Gridiron Gang")

Joe and Tony Gayton wrote the script. Shooting is set to begin in August