Luke Evans Officially in Talks for ‘Fast and the Furious 6′ Villain Role

Following rumors that Luke Evans had been offered the villain role in The Fast and the Furious 6 (a.k.a. Fast Six) after Jason Statham passed on the opportunity, we now have confirmation that the former UK actor is currently in negotiations to join Gina Carano (and possibly David Tennant – ?) as a new addition to the lucrative street racing franchise.

Series staples like Vin Diesel and Paul Walker will be returning for the sixth F&F flick, along with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, among others.

Variety has the scoop on Evans, who the site says is up to play the head of a crew attempting to pull off the same heist job (in Europe) as the intrepid Fast and the Furious gang. Other than that vague logline, little has ...

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