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Aug 19 (IANS) Rosario Dawson is all set to star alongside top stars like Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Fox’s runaway train drama “Unstoppable,” directed by Tony Scott.

Dawson, who had just wrapped Chris Columbus film “Percy Jackson” and is currently shooting “Zookeeper” opposite Kevin James for MGM and Sony, was last seen in “Seven Pounds” with Will Smith. Dawson is represented by ICM and Untitled Entertainment.

The project Unstoppable ran into trouble after Washington formally withdrew from the movie in early July, then came to terms two weeks later to put the picture back on track for a fall start.

Washington plays the role of a veteran engineer who jumps into a locomotive with a young conductor (Pine) to stop an unmanned runaway train loaded with toxic cargo. The story focuses on a veteran train conductor who’s about to become the victim of company lay offs due to cutbacks.

Julie Yorn is producing with Scott and Mimi Rogers, and Chris Ciaffa is executive producer. The script is penned by Mark Bomback, is loosely inspired by true events.

Pine will star as the young engineer who’s been hired to take his place. The pair is forced into a life or death situation when they have to divert a runaway train carrying a shipment of toxic chemicals headed straight towards them.

Washington decided to walk, because he wasn’t willing to take a pay cut. Fox asked the actor to shave 4 million dollars off his 20 million price tag and he declined. They also asked Tony to reduce his 9 million director’s fee to 6 million, as well as other various pricecuts.