Tag: Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington To Star In Unstoppable
Denzel Washington is in talks to star in the drama thriller “Unstoppable.”
Tony Scott will direct from Mark Bomback‘s screenplay which is based on real events.
The film is about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. It pits an engineer (Washington) and his conductor in a race against time. They’re chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town.
The movie will be the fifth time Washington has worked with Scott. The pair previously collaborated on “Crimson Tide,” “Man on Fire” and “Deja Vu” tand recently completed filming on remake “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” which Columbia Pictures releases June 12, 2009.
TAKING OF PELHAM Second Trailer
The second trailer for the upcoming “The Taking of Pelham 123” remake, based on the novel by John Godey has been released.
The film is directed by Tony Scott (Spy Game,Domino, Man on Fire, Deja Vu) from a script by Brian Helgeland.
TAKING OF PELHAM 123 Trailer, Poster and Photos
Today, we have trailer, three posters and several photos for the upcoming “The Taking of Pelham 123” remake, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta.
In “The Taking of Pelham 123,” Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there’s one riddle Garber can’t solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?
Denzel Washington In The Book of Eli First Look
Today we’ve got the first look at Denzel Washington from the upcoming post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie ” The Book of Eli .” Hughes brothers, Allen and Albert , are directing the movie from the script by Gary Whitta which stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis and Ray Stevenson.
In the movie Washington (Eli) stars as a survivor who is trying to protect a sacred book that holds the secret to saving the future of humanity in post-apocalyptic world.
Mila Kunis plays a sexy woman named Solara, who is recruited by Eli (Washington)’s enemies to betray him, but later she ends up joining Washington.
Tom Cruise To Join Washington In Movie Based On Ludlum’s Matarese Circle
As we know, Denzel Washington will star in action thriller project “The Matarese Circle” a film adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s novel. Now, Tom Cruise is in talks to join Denzel Washington, actually, he is getting ready to partner with Denzel Washington in the David Cronenberg-directed adaptation of Ludlum’s 1979 book for MGM.
Unlike in the action drama “American Gangster“, Washington would be portraying the good guy in this film. “Matarese” centers on the collaboration of two rival secret agents, an American Bradley Scofield, CIA, and a Russian KGB agent Vasili Taleniekov. The two are forced to work together after spending two decades trying to kill each other who in order to fight a mysterious murderer group called the Matarese.
Denzel Washington’s “The Book of Eli”
Hughes brothers, Allen and Albert, are directing the upcoming post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie “The Book of Eli” from the script by Gary Whitta which stars Denzel Washington (Eli), Gary Oldman (Carnegie), Mila Kunis (Solara) and Ray Stevenson who will next be seen in “Punisher: War Zone.”
The film from Warner Bros. is a post-apocalyptic Western, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
In Hughes Brothers’ big budget post apocalyptic film Washington (Eli) stars as a survivor who is trying to protect a sacred book that holds the secret to saving the future of humanity in post-apocalyptic world.
Mila Kunis will play a sexy woman named Solara, who is recruited by Eli (Washington)’s enemies to betray him, but later she ends up joining Washington.
MGM Buys Ludlum’s ‘The Matarese Circle’ for $3 million
With an eye on the success of the Bourne spy franchise, MGM has snapped up movie rights to another Robert Ludlum thriller.
In its first major material deal made since Mary Parent took over as head of MGM’s worldwide motion picture group, the studio ponied up for “The Matarese Circle,” a 1979 book by Robert Ludlum.
The book sold for $3 million, with another seven-figures to be paid to screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas according to Variety.
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media will co-finance the film, and Denzel Washington is attached to star.
Like many books by the late Ludlum, “The Matarese Circle” is set during the Cold War. The book pairs rival spies, one from the CIA and the other from the KGB, who bury the hatchet for the moment because only they possess the smarts and killing abilities to go up against an international circle of criminals called the Matarese. Insiders said the Cold War tensions will be dropped and the storyline contemporized.
Denzel Washington in ‘Matarese Circle’
Denzel Washington will be joining another action thriller project. He has been attached to star in “The Matarese Circle” a film adaptation of Robert Ludlum‘s novel.
Unlike in the Universal Pictures’ action drama “American Gangster“, the 53-year-old actor would be portraying the good guy in this film. Hollywood Reporter claimed that an insider revealed that the Academy Award recipient will bring Bradley Scofield, an American secret agent, to the big screen.
Said to be produced by veteran producers, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Nick Wechsler, “Matarese” centers on the collaboration of two nemeses secret agents, an American Scofield and a Russian Vasili Taleniekov.
The two are forced to work together in order to fight a mysterious murderer group called the Matarese. The script allegedly will be written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, who both are said to be attached to the project.
Presenters At The Kodak Theatre
The strike is off and the star power is on for the 80th annual Academy Awards. Presenters at the Kodak Theatre will include all four of last year’s winners in the acting categories – Alan Arkin, Jennifer Hudson, Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker.
George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and Cameron Diaz will be among the presenters at the Feb. 24 ceremony at the Kodak Theatre, Oscar officials announced Thursday.
Hollywood icons Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Martin Scorsese and Denzel Washington will also take to the stage, said telecast producer Gil Cates and film academy President Sid Ganis.
