What in the world does the younger Scott brother have up his sleeve? Earlier this morning we told you about Ridley Scott’s desire to work on the prequel to the sci-fi classic, Alien. Now we’ve learned via Variety, that his sibling Tony Scott wants to direct a film that centers on Chippendale dancers!
Oh how the tide has changed! I remember when there was speculation about whether or not Tony Scott’s Unstoppable would get made. Now, Fox is throwing in cast members left and right. The film is headlined by Denzel Washington and Star Trek’s Chris Pine. Just yesterday we reported on actress Rosario Dawson joining the cast, and now two more actors have hitched a ride on this train. Find out more on the story below.
The Tony Scott action-thriller Unstoppable is just that. This movie was put in production, then halted, and now it’s back again and with a new cast member. According to ComingSoon, Rosario Dawson has signed on to co-star in the film. If you’ve been following the story of this project then you know it reads like a train wreck. Find out what Ms. Dawson has just gotten herself into below.
Has Denzel Washington gotten sick of riding the Tony Scott merry-go-round? Washington was signed on to star in the upcoming action thriller Unstoppable, but according to Variety that train will never leave the station. Sources are stating that the actor officially withdrew himself from the film after waiting three months for the go ahead from 20th Century Fox. The studio is financing the film, but has been taking their sweet time to come up with a finalized budget.
Fox can’t decide between commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch, or famous British director Ridley Scott, to helm the sequel of Alien. In April it was revealed that Rinsch was thinking of doing an Alien prequel or reboot with Michael Costigan, Ridley Scott, and Tony Scott as producers, but now 20th century Fox is not too happy with the idea of having a first-time director as the leader of another Alien—they want Ridley Scott.
So it begins: Ridley Scott vs. Carl Erik Rinsch
It’s almost been one full month since Chris Pine was featured as the lead in the summer blockbuster Star Trek. With a hit film under his belt, and plenty of fan recognition it’s time for him make his next move. According to THR, Pine has already signed on for his next film entitled Unstoppable. The film will be directed by Tony Scott and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
I would love to yell out a resounding “why” to the sky, but no one would hear me or care. There is nothing new about the 1979 film The Warriors getting remade, but attached director Tony Scott has recently made some statements as to how he plans on revising the film for the 21st century. Quite honestly his interpretation is terrifying, just terrifying! According to /Film, Scott wants to move the setting from New York to Los Angeles, focusing on the gang culture on the west coast.
The idea of there being another Alien film has been going on forever. We’ve heard rumors of sequels, remakes, reboots, re-imaginings, and everything else under the sun for the franchise that was originally spawned by director Ridley Scott. Today I’ve learned from several legitimate sources that there will be another Alien film, but it will be a prequel. Over at Collider they caught up with Tony Scott and he confirmed this development and even announced it’s director.
Director Tony Scott has just decided on his next project to follow up this summer’s The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3. According to Variety, Scott is teaming up with Fox to direct an action thriller entitled Unstoppable. Both he and the studio are looking to fast track the production so the flick will be ready to shoot by later this year. The film centers on a runaway train that’s carrying a shipment of toxic chemicals. As if that wasn’t bad enough the engineer and conductor are in a “race against time” to save innocent lives that hang in the balance!
