The stars in question are Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne, who previously collaborated in “The Theory of Everything,” for which Redmayne won an Oscar. Amelia Wren (Jones) is not a spectator, she is one of the people going up, but we soon see that she has her doubts. Waiting at the balloon is scientist Glaisher, a real person and pioneer meteorologist. (Wren, though inspired by real aeronauts, is invented.) Eddie Redmayne, left, and Felicity Jones in “The Aeronauts.” (Amazon Studios)As we soon discover, these two, though scheduled to ascend together, do not get along at all.
Source: Los Angeles Times December 05, 2019 21:56 UTC