Jul 14 2009 Denzel Washington Refusing to Iron Out Any More Train Issues

Denzel Washington to 20th Century Fox: "I'm sorry but you're just going to have to find someone else to stop that runaway train full of toxic chemicals." The actor was set to star in Unstoppable--another film following the Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 formula of Tony Scott + Denzel Washington + trains--but Variety is now claiming the project is in jeopardy.

Sources say three months with little progress on Fox's side led the Oscar winner to pull out of the project last week, though reportedly Washington said he will look at where they are with the script before making a final decision. So, Fox, this would be a great time to hurry up and write in some parts where Denzel spontaneously grows Wolverine claws and cuts an entire locomotive to shreds before it can collide with an oncoming passenger train. The guy's done the Oscar thing; he's probably just looking to tear some shit up now.

Apr 24 2009 Denzel Washington, You've Got To Stop This Out-of-Control Train Full of Hazardous Waste!

When a runaway train filled with toxic chemicals is on the loose, and another train with a rookie conductor is sent to chase it down, there's only one expert engineer who can board that second train, wrestle the controls away from the novice, and catch the original, toxic chemical-carrying train: Denzel Washington. From Variety:

Denzel Washington is negotiating to star in drama "Unstoppable," the Tony Scott-directed that 20th Century Fox has on track for a fall production start.

Washington would play an experienced engineer who jumps in a locomotive with a young conductor to chase down a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. Mark Bomback wrote the script, which is loosely inspired by a true event.

The drama would reunite Washington and Scott for their fifth film together. Aside from "Crimson Tide," "Man on Fire" and "Deja Vu," the duo just completed another train-based thriller, "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," which Columbia Pictures releases June 12.

So, just to make sure you caught all that, Tony Scott and Denzel Washington just made a movie where Denzel is a dispatcher stopping a subway train taken over by terrorists, and now they're doing a movie where Denzel is a conductor stopping a train full of toxic chemicals. Their next collaboration is just going to be the plot of the monorail episode of The Simpsons but with less singing.