Plot[edit]
The starship Avalon is transporting over 5, 000 colonists to the planet Homestead II, a journey that takes 120 years. The colonists and the entire crew are in hibernation pods, but as the ship passes through a large asteroid field, the ship's shield is heavily strained causing a malfunction that awakens one passenger, mechanical engineer Jim Preston(Chris Pratt), 90 years early.
After a year of isolation, with no company except Arthur(Michael Sheen), an android bartender, Jim contemplates suicide. One day he notices beautiful Aurora Lane(Jennifer Lawrence) in her pod. Her video profile reveals she is a writer with a humorous personality. After struggling with the morality of manually reviving Aurora for companionship, he awakens her, claiming her pod malfunctioned like his. Aurora, devastated she may grow old and die before the ship reaches Homestead II, attempts a fruitless effort at re-entering hibernation, just as Jim had tried. Eventually, she accepts her situation and begins writing a book about her experiences. Jim and Aurora grow closer, becoming lovers.
A year later, Jim inadvertently allows Arthur to reveal the truth to Aurora. She is distraught, alternately berating, shunning, and physically attacking Jim. Soon after, however, another pod failure awakens Gus(Laurence Fishburne), a Chief Deck Officer. The three discover multiple failures in the ship's systems. Gus attempts repairs with Jim and Aurora's help, while Aurora still blames Jim for stealing her life, claiming it is tantamount to murder. Gus' body begins failing; medical tests in the Autodoc, an automated medical diagnostics and treatment pod, show that his hibernation pod's malfunction has physically damaged his body, and he has hours left to live. Before dying, Gus gives Jim and Aurora his ID badge to access crew areas and repair the ship.
The two find and trace a colliding asteroid's path through the ship's hull from two years earlier that damaged the computer administering the reactor. Attempts to repair the computer lead to further reactor damage. Jim realizes a fusion reactor must be vented by opening an outer vent hatch. Aurora assists while admitting she is terrified of losing Jim and living on the ship alone. Aurora, from inside the ship, and Jim, outside, successfully vent the reactor. However, Jim's tether snaps and his damaged spacesuit is losing oxygen. Aurora retrieves and resuscitates Jim in the Autodoc, relieved that he is alive and seemingly forgiving him for his decision; the two share a moment of embrace. Jim later learns that the Autodoc can act as a makeshift hibernation pod for Aurora. She realizes this would mean never seeing Jim again.
After 88 years, the ship's passengers and crew awaken shortly before arrival on Homestead II. They discover a small house amid lush vegetation on the ship's concourse area. Aurora's book reveals that she chose to stay awake with Jim and finish writing her story.[4][5][6][7][8]
Cast[edit]
Jennifer Lawrence as Aurora Lane, a writer and Jim Preston's Love Interest[4]
Chris Pratt as Jim Preston, a mechanical engineer and Aurora Lane's Love Interest[8]
Michael Sheen as Arthur, an android bartender on the Avalon[8]
Laurence Fishburne as Chief Gus Mancuso, the chief deck officer
Andy García as Captain Norris
Aurora Perrineau as Celeste
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Yes, it was a popular script. It’s one of those stories that really grabs you and you fall in love with it. It’s very smart and funny and clever and such a page-turner I couldn’t put it down. Every 10 pages, something new happens! At the same time, it’s a very intimate movie, while taking place on this epic scale. For me, it’s a story about what’s important to live a full life. What are the things we need as humans? It’s not afraid to entertain but at the same time it asks big questions about what does it mean to really feel happy. Every generation has its love story. I feel like this is it. I had to do it.
— Director Morten Tyldum[9]
The original script for Passengers was written by Jon Spaihts in 2007, and had been in development hell for years.[10] At one point, the film was set to star Keanu Reeves and Emily Blunt, [11] with the production budget being a relatively low$35 million.[12] Brian Kirk was originally scheduled to make his feature directorial debut with the film, with Reeves in the lead.[13][14] On December 5, 2014, it was announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment had won the auction for the rights to the film.[15] In early 2015, Morten Tyldum was chosen to helm the film.[16] Tyldum had always wanted to do a massive sci-fi action movie, but also stressed the importance of a'big guy' character-driven sci-fi film, rather than a cold and distant one.[8]
Metro described its plot as bearing a resemblance to the EC Comics story "50 Girls 50" by Al Williamson, first published in the July–August 1953 issue of Weird Science, [17] in which two passengers of a colony spaceship are awoken from hibernation early and fall in love.
The cast – Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Aurora Perrineau – were announced between February 2015 and January 2016.[18][19][20][21][22] Lawrence was paid$20 million against 30 percent of the profit after the movie breaks even and Pratt was paid$12 million.[12][23]
Filming[edit]
This film was recorded by Sony Pictures Entertainment.[24] Principal photography on the film began in September 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.[25][26] Filming occasionally took place for full days with a bulk of the shooting done around the two leads only. Rodrigo Prieto served as cinematographer, and Maryann Brandon was hired as film editor.[27][28]
Music[edit]
Thomas Newman composed the musical score for Passengers.[29] Spaihts said that he wrote Passengers while listening to Newman's previous scores.[30] Also, Imagine Dragons recorded a song, "Levitate", for the film's soundtrack. It was released on November 29, 2016.[31]
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