"I met the person on whom my character is based," explained Denzel. The only hope of preventing a disaster lay with a train driver and conductor, who bravely chased after it. "I said, 'Tony, two train movies?' But he said, 'No - it's not the same, Denzel, it's not the same'."įor a start, Unstoppable is based on the true story of a runaway train which barrelled through northern Ohio in 2001 with 47 rail carriages and no one behind the wheel. Sounds familiar? That's because Denzel was in another rail thriller last year, saving women and children from the evil terrorist played by John Travolta in The Taking Of Pelham 123, directed by none other than train enthusiast Tony Scott.Įven Denzel admits he thought twice before getting on board so soon. It involves a race against time, a runaway train and Denzel trying to save everyone. Unstoppable is Denzel's fifth film with British director Tony Scott. "But it's OK, we got paid more than the train." We're just hanging off the side," he grinned. However on his latest film, the Oscar-winning actor reckons he's playing second fiddle to a real heavy weight. The star of such Brief favourites as Man On Fire, Training Day, Fallen and Malcolm X, he is well used to being comfortably the biggest name on every set. In any poll of the world's greatest actors, Denzel Washington's name will always pop up pretty near the top.
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