<![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, the taking of pelham 1 2 3]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, the taking of pelham 1 2 3]]> http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/thetakingofpelham123 http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/thetakingofpelham123 <![CDATA[John Travolta Refocuses Violent-Trailer Attention On NYC]]> Trailer day continues at Defamer with a glimpse at John Travolta's latest firearm-toting, urban-obliterator role in the upcoming remake of The Taking of Pelham 123.

With the tighter confines of a New York City subway car to contain him, Travolta has downgraded his Parisian bazooka for a more conveniently terrorizing handgun. And as the heavily tattooed hijacker to Denzel Washington's transit worker-turned-crisis negotiator, he's surrendered the adorable leather-daddy exterior we had hoped he'd maintain for at least a few more roles. Alas, the savagery is complete. As for the rest, we're still not convinced the 1974 original required a visit from the End of Ideas fairy, but who can say really say no to Tony Scott? Oh. Well, give it a look anyway.

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5153526&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hey--What Are The 'Brokeback' Boys Doing On The Pelham 1-2-3?]]> Via Towleroad, we bring this production still from The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, in which John Travolta is upstaged by two doomed cowboy lovers who appear to have wandered into the wrong movie.

Still, for those who long for a sequel to Ang Lee's romance, this picture gives us some indication of what might have happened had the two Wyoming sheepherders finally taken the plunge and moved to the big city in Brokeback 2: We'll Take Manhattan.

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