Brian Kirk, whose TV credits include 'Game Of Thrones' and 'Boardwalk Empire' is making his feature debut with the film whose script was written by Jon Spaihts.
'Passengers' is set in the future on a spacecraft with thousands of passengers making an interstellar voyage to a new planet with a single passenger (Reeves) awakening from cryogenic sleep 90 years before anyone else. He then awakens a beautiful woman, played by McAdams, reported Variety.
McAdams is currently starring in Cameron Crowe's untitled romantic comedy.