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Denzel Washington Takes 'Flight' On A Tight Budget

Posted 2/7/12 1:40 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Interviews, News, Video

With names like Denzel Washington and Robert Zemeckis attached to the upcoming film "Flight," you would normally expect big budget thrills along the lines of the director's previous work "Back to the Future." But according to Washington, the action will be there, but the budget may not be.

Washington told MTV News that he and Zemeckis made the film on a tigher budget than usual. "[Zemekis] did it on a shoestring budget, for him a shoestring budget," he said. "We made the movie for, I think, $32 million." For a movie that focuses on an A-list cast and a plane crash, that's discount filmmaking.

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'Safe House' Trailer: Denzel Washington & Ryan Reynolds Break Out

Posted 11/4/11 12:55 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in News, Trailers, Video

Safe House

If you ever need someone to play the weathered vet, who just might be off his hinges and finds himself paired with a still-green rookie, you never have to look much further than Denzel Washington.

In the brand new trailer for "Safe House," Washington plays a dangerous rogue CIA agent who walks into an American consulate in South Africa, apparently to turn himself in. Ryan Reynolds works at the safe house where Washington is brought after his capture.

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Denzel Washington's 'Flight' Is 12 Years In The Making

Posted 10/5/11 3:48 pm EST by Kara Warner in News

Although we're just getting into talks and screenings for this year's Oscar bait movies, it's never too early to start talking about next year's likely contenders, is it? Because Robert Zemeckis and Denzel Washington's "Flight" is sounding more and more like it will be one to watch out for next year.

When MTV News caught up with screenwriter John Gatins recently, he revealed that production begins next week and that it has taken him more than a decade to get the project off the ground.

"Oh man, we start filming next week. This movie for me has been 12 years getting to the screen. It took me forever and it really took Robert Zemeckis coming on, getting Denzel to do the movie, it’s like a fever dream for me because I’ve waited so long," he told us at the premiere of his latest movie, "Real Steel."

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'Twilight' Star Gets Savage, 'Breaking Bad' Actors Get New Roles

Posted 6/29/11 3:51 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call

Things are going to get savage for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" star Mia Maestro.

The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Maestro, who plays new vamp Carmen in "Breaking Dawn," has joined the cast of Oliver Stone's latest "Savages." She will be playing Benicio Del Toro's wife in the ensemble flick. Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson and Blake Lively also star in the drama.

In the news after the jump, find out who Will Smith is lining up to star in his Katrina drama, which "Breaking Bad" stars have films in the works, and who is attempting to adapt "The Giver."

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Angelina Jolie Breaks Out 'Salt' For Sequel

Posted 6/7/11 11:18 am EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call

Salt Get ready for another pinch of "Salt."

Angelina Jolie's spy-on-the-run action flick is on the cusp of churning out a sequel, as Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has tasked Kurt Wimmer with writing a new outing for rogue agent Evelyn Salt. For her own part, Jolie reportedly "wants to do the 'Salt' sequel if it comes together right." Are you guys up for another helping of "Salt," or would you rather see Jolie try something else on for size?

Get the rest of today's biggest casting news after the jump, including word on the Rock that's about to hit the "G.I. Joe" sequel and new projects for Sam Worthington and Denzel Washington.

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Denzel Washington Schools Chris Pine In This 'Unstoppable' Blu-Ray Clip

Posted 2/22/11 9:12 am EST by Brian Jacks in DVD, Video

One of my favorite films of last year was Tony Scott's "Unstoppable," a tight action flick starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. In the movie, a runaway train speeds towards a populated area with only our two stars between it and certain destruction.

The film is now on Blu-ray and DVD, and to celebrate we got an exclusive clip from the release. Check it out above, and tell us what you think in the comments section below or on Twitter!

Tags chris pine, denzel washington, Unstoppable

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Ryan Reynolds And Denzel Washington's 'Safe House' Adds Four Actors, Including Brendan Gleeson

Posted 2/9/11 10:42 am EST by Josh Wigler in News

Brendan Gleeson Progress on "Safe House" evokes mixed emotions. On the one hand, the idea of Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington together in a CIA thriller is very exciting. On the other, it's just one more movie standing between Reynolds and "Deadpool," and we're starting to wonder whether or not he'll ever have the chance to do the Merc with the Mouth justice.

But while "Deadpool" remains in development limbo, the show must go on. And it's certainly going, as "Safe House" has roped in a quartet of fantastic actors for the forthcoming action flick.

The Wrap reports that "Harry Potter" actor Brendan Gleeson, "Black Hawk Down" star Sam Shepard, "Clash of the Titans'" Liam Cunningham and the T-1000 himself, Robert Patrick, are all on board for "Safe House," the Universal thriller from director Daniel Espinosa and writer David Guggenheim.

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'Unstoppable' Exclusive Clip: Denzel Washington And Chris Pine Can't Catch A Brake

Posted 11/10/10 4:18 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Video

Chris Pine in Unstoppable Remember the Sandra Bullock-Keanu Reeves thriller "Speed"? Well, director Tony Scott's "Unstoppable" is kind of like that, except it subs an unmanned runaway train carrying toxic chemicals for a bomb-strapped bus, ditches the Keanu-Sandra sexual tension for a Denzel Washington-Chris Pine reluctant bromance, and does not feature a deliciously villainous turn from Dennis Hopper. No, in "Unstoppable," the villain is the out-of-control train itself, which, as the trailers like to remind us, is basically "a missile the size of a skyscraper" on a collision course with about 100,000 people. Not good times.

Heroic guys that they are, Washington's soon-to-be-retired engineer and Pine's newbie conductor volunteer to chase down this runaway train before it goes off the rails and blows an entire city to high heaven. In the exclusive clip below, Washington decides to go for a mid-pursuit run across the tops of the train he and Pine are using to pursue the aforementioned automotive missile, while Pine is left to man the steering wheel. Not quite surprisingly, not all goes smoothly. Check out the clip after the jump. Read More...

Tags chris pine, denzel washington, tony scott, Unstoppable, Video

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'Unstoppable' Star Chris Pine Can't Stop This Train In MTV's Fall Preview

Posted 9/3/10 3:29 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Fall Preview, Photos

MTV's Fall Preview week of exclusives continues today with a look at the hottest upcoming movies of the next four months. We know what you should see and why you should see it, and we've got it all right here. Keep it locked to MTV News and MTV Movies Blog for continued updates throughout the week!

What's It Called: "Unstoppable"

What It's About: There's a train loaded with dangerous, highly combustible chemicals AND IT'S OUT OF CONTROL! Only two dudes can save it, and they bust ass to do just that.

Who's In It: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee. Directed by Tony Scott.

Why You Should Care: If the Washington-Pine-Scott trifecta isn't enough to draw you in, how about the fact that we have a movie here that's pegged to a manmade disaster and yet apparently has nothing to do with terrorism? A refreshing change, to say the least.

When You Can See It: November 12

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'Unstoppable' Trailer Rolling Like An Out-Of-Control Freight Train

Posted 8/6/10 2:48 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Trailers

Denzel Washington. Chris Pine. Tony Scott. Not a bad combo, right? The latter directs the former two in "Unstoppable," the first trailer for which hit the Internet today.

I dig it. Maybe there are malevolent forces, terrorist-type baddies who set the marauding train seen in the trailer on its path to destruction. But I sort of like the idea of a movie with no villain other than failing technology and bad timing. The premise is laid out pretty clear in the trailer: Washington is a train operator, Pine is his trainee. While out on a lesson, the two get word of an out-of-control training hauling enough hazardous waste to put a large area in grave danger should the thing derail. So crazy plan is concocted by Washington to stop the thing. No one wants to do it-- too risky. But it's either that or put a lot of lives at risk. "Speed" on rails? Maybe. Looks fun. Check it out after the jump. Read More...

Tags chris pine, denzel washington, tony scott, Unstoppable

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