KATCHING MY I: Jennifer Lawrence battles gravity while swimming on a spaceship in dramatic new clip from Passengers

Thursday 17 November 2016

Jennifer Lawrence battles gravity while swimming on a spaceship in dramatic new clip from Passengers

PUBLISHED: 18:34, 17 November 2016 | UPDATED: 19:18, 17 November 2016

She's showed her action skills in X-Men and The Hunger Games.

And Jennifer Lawrence can be seen battling gravity in an intense scene from her latest movie Passengers.

The sci-fi film, which also stars Chris Pratt, is about a man and a woman who get woken up 90 years too early while on a spacecraft which is transporting thousands of people to a new colony.

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A race against time: Jennifer Lawrence can be seen battling gravity in an intense scene from her latest movie Passengers

In the new clip, obtained by Entertainment Weekly, Jennifer is shown heading for a solo swim in the spaceship's large pool while looking fantastic in a white swimsuit with sheer netting across the stomach.

The 26-year-old dives in and effortlessly glides through the water.

But it isn't long before something goes terribly wrong.

Time for a swim: In the clip, Jennifer is shown heading for a solo swim in the spaceship's large pool while looking fantastic in a white swimsuit with sheer netting across the stomach

Sci fi: The film, which also stars Chris Pratt, is about a man and a woman who get woken up 90 years too early while on a spacecraft transporting thousands of people to a new colony

Making a splash: The 26-year-old dives in and effortlessly glides through the water

A machine announces that there has been a 'gravity failure' and immediately all of the water in the pool starts surging upwards - with a panicked Jennifer still inside.

The actress's character Aurora Lane furiously tries to swim to the surface so she doesn't drown.

Jennifer just manages to breathe in some air before she's hit with water coming from the other direction.

Not the relaxing swim she hoped for: It isn't long before something goes terribly wrong

Uh oh: A machine announces that there has been a 'gravity failure' and things quickly go awry

Terrifying: The water in the pool starts surging upwards - with a panicked Jennifer still inside

The star is then shown flailing her arms around and desperately trying to get back to the surface.

But viewers will have to wait and see what happens, as the tense and dramatic clip ended there.

The film is much anticipated and a first trailer for it was only released in September, three months ahead of its December 21 release date.

She doesn't have long: The actress's character Aurora Lane furiously tries to swim to the surface so she doesn't drown

Spooky: The film takes place on a spaceship where Jennifer and Chris's characters are the only ones awake

Uh oh: Jennifer just manages to breathe in some air before she's hit with water coming from the other direction

Last week Jennifer and Chris appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the Oscar winner praised her leading man for helping her out when she was afraid of the stunt work required for Passengers.

'He’s much, much nicer than me. He’s like a hard worker, he has a good attitude, he’s very positive. I’m just like, “When are we leaving?”' she said.

'And he had to do basically everything because I suffer from paranoia mixed with delusions. So I thought that if I were in a harness I would never be able to bear children. So he took care of all the harness work. He did all of it.'

Running out of time: The star is then shown flailing her arms around and desperately trying to get back to the surface

Will she make it?: Viewers will have to wait until the movie's release to see what happens

Cliffhanger: The dramatic clip ends with Jennifer trying to reach for the surface

When Ellen asked Jennifer if she really believed that might happen, she said with a laugh, 'Yes, I'm sick.'

'I put in on for one second and was like, “Hell no.” I mean I had to ultimately do it, I just complained a lot,' she added, before joking that she didn't 'really' know what the part entailed.

Chris agreed that it was hard to give the 'illusion of zero gravity' while sporting a 75lbs spacesuit, saying it was 'tough to figure out'.

Shrouded in mystery: The film is much anticipated and a first trailer for it was only released in September

Not long now: The exciting Morten Tyldum-directed movie will be released on December 21

Meanwhile Jennifer also discussed how great it was to have Chris's wife Anna Faris and their four-year-old son Jack visit the Passengers set.

'Oh my God, they’re so cute,' Jen said. 'And his son is a genius, and Anna is nice and hilarious.

'And they’re like in love, they look like a Nicholas Sparks novel. You know when you see people who are so happy, it just makes you miserable,' she added with a laugh.