The trailer for the remake thriller THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 trailer has hit the web via its official site. You can watch it using the media player below. I lost count on how many times Denzel Washington has worked with director Tony Scott (Men On Fire, Deja Vu) but I can see why he’s comfortable working with the filmmaker who happens to know the first thing about keeping us, the audience, on the edge of our seat. John Travolta who’s hella good at playing bad guys (Broken Arrow, Punisher) once again shows us his dark side complete with some intimidating tattoos and a killer attitude. If anybody can negotiate with criminals, no matter what job he might have, it’s Denzel freakin’ Washington.
Plot:
In “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there’s one riddle Garber can’t solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 opens June 12th, 2009
