Action auteur Tony Scott is apparently set to re-make the seminal 1970's action film THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1, 2, 3. Denzel Washington is tipped to be taking on the lead role of a hostage negotiator (played rather brilliantly by Walter Matthau in the original) who has to contend with an insane criminal (played in the original by Robert Shaw) who hijacks a NYC subway car and takes all of the passengers hostage.
This would be the fourth team-up for Tony Scott and Denzel (they have collaborated on CRIMSON TIDE, MAN ON FIRE and DEJA VU, all awesome flicks) and while there are other things I might rather see them do, this has some serious potential to be a kick-ass action movie.
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Yeah, sure, the last god damn thing we need as a nation is a freakin' remake of the taking of pelham one two whatever - even if it is by pink shorted Tony
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could be worse....Uwe Boll could be directing!
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