FILM 1636: PASSENGERS
TRIVIA: The voice of The Starship
Avalon belongs to voiceover artist Emma Clarke, who is also one of the iconic 'Mind the Gap'
voices on London Underground.
The bar scenes in Passengers (2016)
are seem to be inspired by the bar scenes in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980).
Similarities include: the bartenders are dressed in red tuxedos, carry
themselves in a sophisticated manner, have a strange friendship with the lead
male, are not concerned with payment, bartenders are unable to leave. In
addition, the primary light source in the bar and lounge shines from below
rather than above. Finally, the iconic orange and red carpet design from
Overlook Hotel can be seen in the seating area.
On the poster, under the title
contains the symbols: dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot - morse code for
S.O.S
Jennifer Lawrence's
character is named Aurora, a nod to Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959).
According to a news article by The
Hollywood Reporter, both leads will be pulling down double digit millions:
Chris Pratt will be paid $12 Million while Jennifer Lawrence is
looking at $20 Million against 30% of the profits.
The screenplay for this film was
featured in the 2007 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade
scripts of the year.
The Starship Avalon, shares its
name with the mythical location where King Arthur is taken to recover from his
wounds - the place whence he would one day return. As such, the bartender,
Arthur, is aptly named.
David Fincher was
attached to direct this film at an early stage after it was green-lit by Sony but
left the project before any casting decisions were made. Rumors that Darren Aronofsky had
considered directing the film were false; they were based largely on Aranofsky
directing Jennifer
Lawrence in a different film right before she began her work on this
movie.
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