The Unstoppable Chris Pine

Captain Kirk eyes his next role

The Unstoppable Chris Pine

by Owen Williams |
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Star Trek's Chris Pine is in negotiations to star in Tony Scott's Unstoppable, alongside Denzel Washington.

The movie marks the fifth collaboration between Washington and Scott, with their fourth - The Taking Of Pelham 123 - about to hit cinemas.

Pine, if the deal goes through, would play a newbie train conductor hired to replace the experienced Washington after company cutbacks. The story involves the odd couple in a race against time to stop a highly combustible runaway locomotive.

The film is categorically not an adaptation of the Michael Holliday song. Altogether now: "The runaway train ran down the track and she blew..."

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