Almost two weeks after Denzel Washington backed out of the Tony Scott-directed drama Unstoppable, the actor and 20th Century Fox have come to terms on a deal that will start production in the fall.

According to Variety, pre-production on the film has resumed in Pittsburgh.

Washington had been attached since April to reteam with Scott and play a veteran engineer who jumps into a locomotive with a young conductor ("Star Trek's" Chris Pine) to stop an unmanned runaway train loaded with toxic cargo. The Mark Bomback script is based on true events.

Progress on the film slowed recently when Fox insisted that the budget be brought close to $90 million, which required salary concessions from Washington and Scott. Sources said the studio asked Scott to shave $3 million off his upfront salary and Washington to shave $4 million off his. Washington declined, and his WME agent Ed Limato began looking for other film jobs for his star's fall slot.

Washington went off with Scott to promote The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 in Europe, and he took a fresh draft of the script with him. He and Scott kept talking, and Washington's reps and Fox found a way to compromise on the deal.

Unstoppable was released November 12th, 2010 and stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Corrigan, Kevin Chapman, Lew Temple. The film is directed by Tony Scott.