Jennifer Lawrence had some doubts about accepting to be Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, but shortly after releasing the first films in the franchise, the actress had to face another decision that would not end with a happy ending at the box office: starring in the blockbuster of passengers.
Like so many other Hollywood projects, Passengers was spent several years in development. At first, Keanu Reeves and Emily Blunt were even considered to star in it, but time passed and those responsible finally opted for Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratttwo stars in one of their best commercial moments after the successes of Mockingjay – Part 2 and jurassicworldto such an extent collect 20 and 12 million dollars respectively.
Adele advised him to reconsider the project
In that 2015, thus, there were few Hollywood studios that did not want Lawrence in any of their upcoming projects, but the American actress finally chose to record a science fiction tape despite the fact that was warned of the potential for the big-budget production to crash. And it was advice from none other than Adele. “She told me not to do it! She told me, ‘I feel like space movies are the new vampire movies.’ And I should have listened!” she assured the The New York Times.
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But Lawrence liked the project, he recorded it and its premiere ended up falling to a collection of not much more than 300 million dollars despite having an investment of 150 million dollars. Still, it wasn’t all bad with Passengers. The film has to this day a 7/10 on IMDb after receiving 450,000 votes.
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After all, it is still an entertaining romantic drama on a ship several light years from Earth with good production design that allowed his duo of actors to shine in the occasional scene. This was not the case for the specialized press, which attacked the film with a scant 30% average on Rotten Tomatoes, not seeing great chemistry between its leading actors. The film can be seen on Movistar through its streaming service.
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“Adele told me not to do it and I should have listened to her!”: Jennifer Lawrence now regrets one of her most notorious failures in theaters, Passengers