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Passengers Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Mar. 18, 2017

Passengers

Release Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Theaters

Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are two passengers onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination.

Director: Morten Tyldum

Starring: Chris Pratt Jennifer Lawrence Michael Sheen Laurence Fishburne

PG-13 Romance 1 hr, 56 m

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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
On a routine journey through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90 years too early when their ship malfunctions. As Jim (Chris Pratt) and Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence) face living the rest of their lives on board, with every luxury they could ever ask for, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction...until they discover the ship in grave danger. With the lives of 5000 sleeping passengers at stake, only Jim and Aurora can save them all.
Cited as official plot version from sonypictures.com
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Who stars in Passengers – Cast List

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Who is making Passengers – Crew List

A look at Passengers behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Morten Tyldum last helmed The Marsh King’s Daughter and The Imitation Game. The film's writer Jon Spaihts last penned Dune and Pacific Rim Uprising.

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Stephen Hamel
Michael Mahern
Neal H. Moritz

Production – What we know about the Passengers

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Key Facts

  • Michael Sheen will play the robot that is traveling with Chris Pratt’s and Jennifer Lawrence’s characters (6/21/15).
  • Producers tagged the movie as "Adam & Eve in Space" and "having the after-taste of 'Titanic' -- but everyone lives."

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

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Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Rachel McAdams' departure has caused a production delay.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Wayfare Entertainment has come aboard to finance and produce the sci-fi pic that will star Keanu Reeves. The script has been in development since 2009. A shoot in Montreal is being planned.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sexuality, nudity and action/peril
Runtime
1 hr, 56 m
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Language
English
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Passengers Release Date: When was the film released?

Passengers was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, December 21 , 2016. There were four other movies released on the same date, including Sing, Assassin's Creed and Julieta.

Passengers DVD & Blu-ray Release Date

Passengers is scheduled to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on . Availability may vary by region. Pre-order your copy of Passengers today on Amazon.

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