Travolta to star with Washington in action film remake
John Travolta will team with Denzel Washington this year in the remake of a 1974 film, "The Taking of Pelham 123." Travolta plays the leader of a gang that hijacks a New York City subway train. They threaten to kill all the passengers unless a ransom is paid. The late actor Robert Shaw played the Travolta character in the original film. Washington plays the chief detective of the subway system, a role originated on screen by Walter Matthau. Tony Scott, who directed Washington in "Deja Vu" and "Crim

'Sopranos' star has keyhole surgery
Sopranos star James Gandolfini was hospitalised with a stomach illness earlier this week. The actor was admitted into New York's St Luke's Roosevelt hospital for keyhole surgery on Tuesday. He is recovering at his home following the operation on his abdomen. A representative for the 46-year-old said: "It was a minor procedure and he is already home." The last episode of The Sopranos was screened in 2007 after six seasons of the gangster drama. Rumours of a big screen adaptation of the show were rep