There are no easy answers during this film’s 14 minute run time, in fact, there are not really any answers at all. It’s a film that asks its audience to think, question, and come to their own conclusions. Nancy Page’s Passenger is a fascinatingly grim and doom-laden piece of neo-noir, that gives very little away in dialogue. Can she overcome her guilt and the suspicions of her police officer father in the short film Passenger? Instead of calling for help, she panics and flees the scene. Ironically, for a time the project was in negotiations for a deal at Warner Bros., where Robinov had been chairman of the film studio - with the budget capped at $65 million.After an unsuspecting car journey results in the emotional breakdown of her relationship, Ashley crashes the car. Recently, Rachel McAdams was attached to the project.
project with Keanu Reeves and Reese Witherspoon, it was budgeted at a modest $35 million. Passengers bounced from place to place before landing at Sony Pictures. He also could have sat on the project long enough that the stars would have had to move on to other commitments, which would have angered three talent agencies because Lawrence is with CAA, Pratt is at UTA and Tyldum is with WME. One source says Rothman found himself in a potential “lose-lose scenario” because he was caught between placing a big wager on untested material - and setting a pay precedent that might haunt him in his new role - and passing on a project with two of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Rothman is hedging his bet on Passengers: Sources say he has secured financing partners Village Roadshow and LStar to cover as much as 75 percent of the budget.
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Rothman, 60, had told the filmmakers they could take the movie elsewhere if they chose, but when they chose the Studio 8 option, he is said to have changed his mind. Making the ready-to-go film would have allowed Studio 8 to release a high-profile project much faster than it would be able to do through the laborious development process.
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After a June 5 meeting with Tyldum, Robinov is said to have immediately offered to take on the project - which one source says could be sold as “ Gravity with romance” - at the full budget. Rothman - who was heard wondering aloud during deliberations about the actual star power of Lawrence, 24, and Pratt, 35 - solicited input from Robinov, who is looking to assemble his own slate of films. and Universal (the latter studio swooped in last year to grab Danny Boyle’s Jobs after Sony balked at the price tag). Producer Neal Moritz had other options: The project generated strong interest from Warner Bros. A source with knowledge of events says agreeing to a project at this budget “was a violation of the way likes to put together movies.” In early June, Rothman made a pitch to Tyldum to trim the budget to $90 million, only to be met with stiff resistance.
Passengers was awaiting his green light - rich deals in place - when he took the top job at Sony’s film studio in late February after Amy Pascal stepped down. Leonardo DiCaprio Makes How Much Per Movie? Hollywood's A-List Salaries Revealed
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