'Unstoppable' Derailed For Now

Source: THR

Tony Scott’s Unstoppable, previously scheduled for production this fall, has run into a barricade of budget problems and will likely be put on the backburner at Fox.

Denzel Washington ( American Gangster ) and Chris Pine ( Star Trek ) are attached to star in the renegade train pic, but neither has inked a deal. Washington’s high price tag—he earns an average of $20 million per film—may be stymieing budget discussions. Scott’s salary is yet to be determined as well.

The studio has also voiced qualms about the high production cost, a staple in Scott’s recent action projects. His big-budget ventures in the last decade include Déjà vu with $64 million domestically, Man on Fire with $78 million and Spy Game with $62.3 million.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, the fourth collaboration between Scott and Washington, has managed to reel in only $53 million domestically since its June 5 release. The film’s underachieving gross will certainly influence Fox as it slashes Unstoppable 's budget.