John Travolta is boarding "
The Taking of Pelham 123," negotiating to join Denzel Washington in the Tony Scott-directed remake at Columbia.
Travolta will play the leader of a quartet that hijacks a Gotham subway train and threatens to kill the passengers unless a ransom is paid. The role was originated in the 1974 film by Robert Shaw. Washington plays the chief detective of security for the subway, a role originated by Walter Matthau in the Joseph Sargent-directed drama.