Denzel Washington Bails From Unstoppable Train

Several weeks after 20th Century Fox put the brakes on Unstoppable, its runaway-train thriller combining Denzel Washington, Tony Scott, Chris Pine and a ballooning $107 million budget, Washington has grabbed his bags and walked away from the stalled project.

The star reportedly denied the studio's requests to slim his $20 million salary, much of which Fox may yet pay to woo their leading man back and revive the project. But come on, Fox: Did you not learn anything from Taken? Can't Liam Neeson just do this after The A Team for $4 million and a few points? And $6 million for Tony Scott? Get Justin Lin or someone. What year is this? [Variety]

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