
Director Tony Scott’s most recent thriller was “Unstoppable” starring Denzel Washington. Authorities say Mr. Scott left several notes to loved ones in his car and at another location before committing suicide from a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Hollywood veteran was 68 years old. (Associated Press)

Director Tony Scott’s most recent thriller was “Unstoppable” starring Denzel Washington. Authorities say Mr. Scott left several notes to loved ones in his car and at another location before committing suicide from a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Hollywood veteran was 68 years old. (Associated Press)

Actor Tom Hanks (right), who was named in an Ispos poll as America's second-most trusted celebrity in 2011, starred in (from top) "Philadelphia" with Denzel Washington; won a best actor Oscar in the title role of "Forrest Gump" with co-star Robin Wright; and "Saving Private Ryan." (Associated Press)

Denzel Washington's character is wanted by the CIA and spends much time on the run in "Safe House." (Universal Pictures via Associated Press)

**FILE** Actor Denzel Washington speaks Dec. 11, 2010, at a press conference before a concert in honor of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo in Oslo. (Associated Press)

FILE - In this April 29, 2010 file photo, actress Halle Berry attends the 4th annual DKMS "Linked Against Leukemia" gala at Cipriani's 42nd Street in New York. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 revealed a wish list of actors she'd like to see sign up for a planned film about her life and career. The singer from Detroit wants Berry to take on the role of a younger version of herself and Denzel Washington to portray her father in a filmed adaptation of her autobiography, "Aretha: From These Roots." (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)