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Scott's Unstoppable Facing Budget Problems
ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories —
... , to star Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, has run into budget problems at 20th Century Fox. The report says : The project was aiming for a fall shoot -- it is in an early stage of preproduction -- and Washington and Scott said as recently as several weeks ago they were moving forward on that assumption. But the studio has concerns about the cost of physical production on the action-heavy film, which could lead to the project being put on hold. Neither the main acting deals -- for Washington and "Star Trek" star Chris Pine -- nor Scott's directing deal are closed. You can ...
New Tony Scott/Denzel Project Maybe Not So 'Unstoppable,' Michelle Trachtenberg Joins 'A Couple Of Dicks,' Alia Shawkat For 'The Runaways'?
:: The Playlist :: —
... "Unstoppable" has been... held back over disagreements regarding the film's budget. The film was set to shoot in the fall and has Denzel Washington and Chris Pine on board though reports are that the mediocre box office performance of Scott's "The Taking Of Pelham 123" and the studio's fear of potential wages for Washington, Scott and Pine have... hindered the project's progress. Everyone's playing it safe these days. [THR] ...
Denzel and Tony Scott's next pairing in trouble?
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
... here. The obvious headline for this movie is UNSTOPPABLE stopped? but I refuse to play their cute little game! Plus someone else already beat me to it. I saw PELHAM and didn't hate it. How's that for a ringing endorsement? But I genuinely liked MAN ON FIRE and I like seeing Denzel Washington and Tony Scott working together. The Hollywood Reporter says their next collaboration, a runaway train flick called UNSTOPPABLE co-starring Captain Kirk (Pine, not Shatner, but how sweet would that be?) might have hit a few budgetary snags at Fox, which put the whole project in jeopardy. ...
Unstoppable stopping?
Filmstalker —
... surprisingly it's over budget. I say surprisingly as Tony Scott directing a film led by Denzel Washington would usually raise excitement galore and would undoubtedly hit that target audience that Hollywood is so keen to hit as well as tick their boxes of "big", "explosion" and "action". However the studio may not be that keen. The news today is that there are disagreements over the budget, where the studio are concerned about the cost of the physical production of the action film and The Hollywood Reporter is suggesting that this could lead to a suspension of the ...
The Triumphant Return of Tionna Smalls [Trade Roundup]
Gawker —
... can do! Chemicals! Denzel Wershington and Christina Pine were to star and Tony Scott was to shake a camera around and confuse everyone direct, but now budgetary concerns are halting its progress. See, star-driven stuff like Tony and Denzel's The Taking of Weird Numbers Train, also about a train, didn't do well. Mostly it's because no one likes John Travolta anymore, but Denzel will still get blamed. This is a tragedy for these multi, multi, multimillionaires. [THR] ...
The Triumphant Return of Tionna Smalls
Gawker: Defamer —
... Chemicals! Denzel Wershington and Christina Pine were to star and Tony Scott was to shake a camera around and confuse everyone direct, but now budgetary concerns are halting its progress. See, star-driven stuff like Tony and Denzel's The Taking of Weird Numbers Train, also about a train, didn't do well. Mostly it's because no one likes John Travolta anymore, but Denzel will still get blamed. This is a tragedy for these multi, multi, multimillionaires. [THR] ...
Tony Scott's Unstoppable Might Get Derailed
Cinema Blend News —
Tony Scott's Unstoppable Might Get Derailed Here's how close Tony Scott's Unstoppable was to going into production. I was chatting with a friend two days ago about how it might be his next job, and he'd start helping with pre-production in July. Now it looks like that friend is going to have to be looking somewhere else-- THR reports that Fox can't come up with a budget for the film that pleases Scott, and the whole thing will be, ahem, derailed while the money issues are sorted out. The film about a runaway train, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, was probably ...
Tony Scott’s Unstoppable Getting Dumped?
/Film —
... Could a new collaboration between Tony Scott and Denzel Washington be about to get Moneyballed? According to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s every chance that Unstoppable will be in fact stopped, and dead in its tracks. The issue, of course, is financial. Let’s not pretend for one second that a Tony Scott/Denzel Washington picture would run into studio problems on any kind of artistic basis. Apparently, neither Scott nor Washington’s contracts are signed yet, nor is that of ...
New Denzel/Captain Fine movie hits budget problems
Oh No They Didn't! —
... a train with toxic chemicals speeding out of control -- for a number of years, with an earlier version set to be directed by Martin Campbell. Fox has a reputation for keeping a lid on budgets, and the current climate only bolsters its bargaining position. "A year ago, you could agree on a budget and then come back and give them a higher bill and they'd pay it," said a producer with a deal at a studio. "It doesn't work like that anymore." source
Budget problem may stop Scott's 'Unstoppable'
The Screening Log —
... The Hollywood Reporter says Fox is taking a closer look at the flick, which obviously needs a rather heavy budget. Scott's most recent flick, " ...
Studios Just Not That Into Indie Movies
Vulture —
... star vehicles were the only things the broke studios were nixing from their budgets these days, well then you were completely wrong, you idiot. Variety remarks this morning on the ...
Denzel Washington Drops Out of Tony Scott's Unstoppable
FirstShowing.net —
... has confirmed that Denzel Washington has dropped out of Tony Scott's upcoming runaway train movie Unstoppable that was also set to co-star Chris Pine. A few weeks back, it was reported that production had stopped on Unstoppable (that's not even a pun) due to the cost being too high. Now it suffers another setback - Washington has formally withdrawn from the film and is looking at other projects to keep him busy this autumn. Given the rather lackluster performance of The Taking of Pelham 123 (its only made ...
