DEJA VU for Disney & Denzel Washington

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It's Deja Vu Again for Tony Scott

Tony Scott is returning to direct Walt Disney Pictures' Deja Vu now that it appears the project will be able to film in New Orleans as originally planned, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The action-thriller is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Denzel Washington. But its future had been in doubt since Scott left the project this month after its key location, New Orleans, was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Scott was adamant about shooting in the city for creative reasons -- in part because the script called for a dock and ferry in key scenes.

But the director reconsidered when he learned that the city's dock was being repaired and would, along with parts of the city, be ready for a winter shoot.

If the plan goes through, Deja Vu would be the first film to shoot in New Orleans post-Katrina. The studio said it hopes to begin shooting in New Orleans in late January or early February.

The screenplay by Terry Rossio and Bill Marsilii centers on an FBI agent who travels back in time to save a woman from a murder and falls in love with her in the process.