After those earlier budgetary snafus, it seems that Tony Scott’s Unstoppable is now hurtling inexorably towards its start date, like a shinkanzen with no brakes.

Two more actors have joined the cast of the runaway train movie, with Jessy Schram and the under-rated Kevin Dunn bolstering the big-name trio already on board. That would be Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson, in case you didn’t know.

Washington and Pine will play an engineer and conductor, respectively, who must band together to stop their train, laden with toxic chemicals, from crashing into a nearby city. That would be Bad.

Dawson signed on this week to play a train dispatcher, a la Washington in The Taking Of Pelham 123, who helps the boys out via radio. Dunn, who was one of the few moving parts it was enjoyable to watch in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, will play Dawson’s boss. Schram will play Pine’s estranged wife.

Mark Bomback wrote the script for a movie that seems so gloriously uncomplicated that it might have made do with an instruction manual. But it’s Tony’n’Denzel, and so this is high on our must-see list.

Filming on the Fox thriller will start this autumn in Pittsburgh.

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Rosario Dawson will star alongside Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Fox’s runaway train drama “Unstoppable,” directed by Tony Scott.

Dawson just wrapped Chris Columbus film “Percy Jackson” and is currently shooting “Zookeeper” opposite Kevin James for MGM and Sony. She was last seen in “Seven Pounds” with Will Smith.

Washington formally withdrew from “Unstoppable” in early July, then came to terms two weeks later to put the pic back on track for a fall start. He’s playing a veteran engineer who jumps into a locomotive with a young conductor (Pine) to stop an unmanned runaway train loaded with toxic cargo.

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

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I’ve added another set of 8 high quality photos of Chris from the April 26th ‘Star Trek’ press conference that was held in Los Angeles, California.

Gallery Link: 2009 > 04/26/2009 – Star Trek press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel

“The big thing I’ve been surprised by is is how many people who weren’t fans who we were able to grab into the fold,” Pine said. “To make ‘Star Trek’ accessible to a wider audience and to a new generation of fans is a wonderful thing, and I’m looking forward to getting back into the second one.”

What’s the scoop on the new “Star Trek 2”?

“I know as much as anybody else,” Pine admitted. “They want to get stuff going for 2011 so I don’t know if that means we’ll shoot next year or what, but I haven’t heard anything one way or the other.”

Is the whole cast coming back? “As far as I know, yeah.”

All we’ve heard is that the immortal phrase “He’s dead, Jim” will probably be uttered and that “Heroes” star Greg Grunberg is pushing to play the classic ST villain Harry Mudd.

You remember Mudd, don’t you? He’s the character who let all those trilling Tribbles loose on the Enterprise.

Does this mean there will be Tribbles? We can’t wait!!

Next up for Chris is “Unstoppable,” which he starts shooting in the fall. “To be doing a movie with Denzel Washington and Tony Scott is like a kid’s dream,” he says. “I’ve watched and been a fan of both of theirs for as long as I can remember.”

Then there’s “Carriers,” which Chris  describes as “a post-apocalyptic, psychological thriller … it’s been a busy, fulfilling year.”

At the luncheon, he was accepting a check for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. “The HFPA is making a generous grant and my sister and my mom both went to UCLA, so I’m happy to be a part of it.”

How much do we love this guy?

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I would like to again apologize for the late updates. I had every intention of doing exactly what I had previously said I was going to do but as fate would have it after my wonderful week leading up to my birthday the night of my birthday I came down with some sort of flu like symptoms and it’s lasted since then. Thankfully after much needed sleep, water and some flu meds I’m feeling much better so I’m going to try and catch up on what I’ve missed. 🙂 Thanks to everyone who wished me birthday wishes, I really loved reading them.

Moving on, I’ve added 39 high quality photos of Chris attending the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Annual Installation Luncheon from August 11th.

Gallery Link: 08/11/2009 – Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Annual Installation Luncheon

Hey guys! I wanted to apologize for no updates the past week. I’ve been busy, as you can all assume 😉 but also my birthday is this Sunday and I’ve been out with friends and going to others birthday parties etc. So what time I have had to post I’m too exhausted or sadly it’s storming and when it storms I don’t take the chance of my computer being electrocuted ( again ) so I always turn it off.

Anyhow I’ll have updates sometime next week, I promise! You can expect “The Guardian” captures and hopefully if all goes right video too. Video from Chris’s brief role on “Six Feet Under” as well as Bottle Shock movie captures once I have the chance to cap the movie.

Also! Anyone watching the Teen Choice Awards this Monday if perhaps you can catch Chris if he happens to pop up or actually win that would be amazing. I won’t have the opportunity to watch it myself as I have prior engagements that night.

Thanks for being so amazing and patient.