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LOOK: 5 Things To Know About ‘Passengers’ 2016, Chris Pratt And Jennifer Lawrence

Passengers Official Movie Poster

“Passengers” stars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. They portray two people awakened 90 years too early from being induced hibernation on a spaceship on its way to a new planet known as Homestead II.  As Starship Avalon carries 5,259 people on the journey, it malfunctions waking Jim Preston (Chris) who opens Aurora Lane’s pod (Jennifer). Although it is interesting to find out what happens to the only two people awake in the universe for the next 90 years, there are five other things about this film that may interest us even more.

WATCH: ‘Passengers’ Official Trailer via Official YouTube Channel of Sony Pictures Entertainment

1.Keanu Reeves was Tapped to Take the Male Lead Role prior to Chris Pratt

Aside from Keanu being attached to take the lead role, IMDB reveals that the story and screenplay of the film was developed at Company Films – the production company of Keanu Reeves and Stephen Hamel. The screenplay for this film was featured at the 2007 Blacklist as one of the “most liked” unmade scripts of the year.

Image by Caroline Bonarde (Wikimedia)

2. Reese Witherspoon, Rachel McAdams and Emily Blunt were Cast to Take the Female Led Rol

3. The symbols on the movie poster is Morse code for S.O.S.

Under the title contains the symbols: dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot (Morse code for S.O.S.)

4. Emma Clarke is the Voice of The Starship Avalon

Emma Clarke is a voiceover artist whose work is also known for being one of the voices in the iconic ‘Mind the Gap’ on London Underground.

WATCH: Emma Clarke’s Voice as The Starship Avalon via Official YouTube Channel of Sony Pictures Entertainment

5. Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence are both part of movie adaptations of Marvel comics

Chris Pratt plays Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy while  Jennifer Lawrence plays Raven Darkhölme (Mystique) in the X-Men series.

WATCH: Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions via Official YouTube Channel of WIRED

WATCH: Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt Insult Each Other via Official YouTube Channel of BBC Radio 1

Featured Photo Source: “Passengers” Official Facebook Page

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