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Chris Pratt to return to Georgia for sci-fi film ‘Ghost Draft’

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July 23, 2019

Originally posted Tuesday, July 23, 2019 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Chris Pratt will be shooting his fifth movie in Georgia in five years, this time a sci-fi film called "Ghost Draft."

The film is in pre-production right now, according to the Georgia film office.

His previous films here include “Passengers,” “Guardians of the Galaxy 2” and two “Avengers” films.

His co-star is "The Handmaid's Tale" star  Yvonne Strahovski, according to Variety. She was nominated for an Emmy for her role in that Hulu series in 2018.

According to the studio Skydance, the film is about a man - played by Pratt - who is drafted to fight in a future war which forces him to confront his past. Strahovski will play a woman Pratt meets in the future.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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