Several sources say that director Tony Scott is in the Milwaukee area today scouting for a new 20th Century Fox film tentatively called "Unstoppable," an action train drama scheduled for a 2011 release.
The film is set to star Oscar winner Denzel Washington
Scott's coming this summer movie, "The Taking of Pelham 123," also stars Washington and John Travolta and James Gandolfini.
But state film officials say that without the resumption of the Wisconsin film tax credits, this project will most likely land in Michigan.
There is no start date for "Unstoppable," which is still in development.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
