Thursday film news roundup: Two more join Scott's 'Unstoppable;' '30 Beats' cast is growing

Here are some short but interesting film news that appeared in the trades or on the Web today:

• Tony Scott's next action thriller "Unstoppable" had a lot of problems recently, but the film is back on track, with Jessy Schram and Kevin Dunn joining Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson. The film follows an engineer who boards a locomotive and attempts to chase a runaway train loaded with toxic chemicals.

The Hollywood Reporter says Schram will play the wife of Pine's character. Dawson is on-board as a train dispatcher, and Dunn will play her boss. Budget concerns severly threatened the project a while back, but everybody agreed on a deal and production is set soon.

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• Jennifer Tilly, Justin Kirk, Jason Day and Thomas Sadoski are set to star in Alexis Lloyd's upcoming indie "30 Beats." Also on board are Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Paz de la Huerta, Vahina Giocante, Ben Levin, Lee Pace and Condola Rashad. The Hollywood Reporter has the plot info:

"'Beats' explores a series of amorous encounters among 10 people in Manhattan and will feature an international ensemble cast connected in a merry-go-round of love and sexual attraction."

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• Bill Birch will write Warner Bros.' "Shazam!" reboot, according to Variety. Peter Segal ("Get Smart") is set to direct and produce the project. John August, William Goldman, Bryan Goluboff and Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow worked on earlier drafts.

The story follows the young Billy Batson, who transforms into Captain Marvel when he says "Shazam!" Birch, who appeared on several TV shows, is currently busy writing "One Finger Salute."

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• Time to wrap this up with some links to other stories that made headlines today: The line-up for this year's Toronto International Film Festival is all set now. Details here. / George Lucas will show up at the Venice Film Festival. More here. / Legendary Pictures to develop Jimi Hendrix film. Details here.