Denzel Washington: John Travolta Is 'Struggling' With Loss

Denzel Washington goes head to head with John Travolta for the first time in the riveting remake of The Taking of Pelham 123. Washington plays a transit dispatcher and Travolta is the madman who takes a subway train full of New Yorkers hostage, demanding millions in ransom.

Since production completed, Travolta has faced the loss of his teenage son in a tragic accident. Washington told Parade.com's Jeanne Wolf how he's tried to help his pal.

Sharing his co-star's pain.
"I talked to John a couple of weeks ago. We probably talked for two hours. He cried and he laughed a little bit. What can you say to a person who's been through what he's been through? Obviously, you try to be supportive and listen. Unfortunately, bad things happen to good people. And John and Kelly are very good people. He's one of the sweetest people I've ever worked with. It's just difficult. He's struggling. This is not an easy thing to lose a child you loved, and my prayers are with him."