Columbia Pictures (Sony) offers viewers another movie worth watching in “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” The film carries a star-studded cast led by Denzel Washington and John Travolta. The upcoming movie set to be released on June 12, 2009 also stars James Gandolfini, the main star who plays mob boss Tony Soprano on HBO’s The Sopranos.

In the film, Washington plays New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. 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?