Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Are Teaming Up – and Cashing In – in New Movie 'Passengers'

The pair will start shooting their new sci-fi drama in September

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It’s good to be the king of the box office – just ask Chris Pratt, who’s riding high on the record-breaking success of Jurassic World.

And while the newly crowned most-wanted-man in Hollywood has the Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic sequels on his slate, he’s also set to star in a new movie with Hollywood’s reigning box-office queen: Jennifer Lawrence.

The white-hot stars are teaming up for Passengers, a big-budget romantic sci-fi drama that’s due to start shooting in September, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The film, which reportedly had stars including Reese Witherspoon, Keanu Reeves and Rachel McAdams attached to it while it was in development, has been waiting for a green light for most of this year as Sony underwent a leadership change, but now it’s got the go-ahead, and its stars are in for a lucrative payday.

Thanks to the record-breaking haul of Jurassic World, which took in $524.1 million worldwide in its opening weekend, 35-year-old Pratt’s salary has reportedly jumped from $10 million to $12 million, while Oscar winner Lawrence, 24, is set to get a hefty $20 million paycheck against 30 percent of the profit after the movie breaks even, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.