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Rodriguez joins 'Pelham' remake

Published Wednesday, Jul 9 2008, 09:08 BST | By Beth Hilton
Rodriguez joins 'Pelham' remake

Rex Features

Ramon Rodriguez has joined the cast of the upcoming remake of Taking Of Pelham 123.

The Columbia Pictures thriller stars Denzel Washington as a security chief who attempts to stop a criminal mastermind (John Travolta) hijacking a New York subway train.

Rodriguez will take the role of a friend of Washington who finds himself caught up in the hijacking.

The actor is also attached to play Shia LaBeouf’s college roommate in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen after Jonah Hill reportedly rejected the role.

Taking Of Pelham 123, directed by Tony Scott, is scheduled for release in July 2009.

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