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Gerard Butler stands in a dilapidated room. The white walls are stained with brown rust, a communications radio and wall phone hanging on the wall, warped and crusted with age. Butler holds the wall phone to his ear, only his left side visible as he braces himself against the wall with his left hand on the communications radio. He wears a dark gray shirt that has sweat stains. His faces is smudged with dirt and shines with sweat. His faces looks panicked and out of breath.

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Amie Donald and Violet McGraw sit together outside with green grass and trees behind them. Donald sits on the left wearing a tan tailored dress with a large bow tie with blue, red, and gold stripes. The tails of the bow tie are long, falling down her shirt front. Her long blonde hair falls loose at her shoulders. McGraw wears a light green cardigan with tan overalls peaking through over a white t-shirt. Her long brown hair creates a straight curtain across the front of her left side. The two girls hold hands, with each of their thumbs raised, seeming to be playing a game of thumb war. Donald stares blankly past McGraw, her appearance robotic and artificial. McGraw focuses intently on their interlocked hands, her eyes are wide and a toothful smile across her face.

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Margot Robbie lays flat on her back on the ground. Her arms are stretched out across the the floor, her eyes are closed, and a cigarette hangs out the corner of her mouth. She wears a a red dress with a plunging neckline that reaches her waist. Her hair is in messy waves. The room is dark except a ray of light that only illuminates her body, seemingly coming from a window. The floor Robbie lays on is ornate with gold and rusty-red geometric shapes and lines, with a giant 'M' visible just above her head.

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Sam Worthington and Jamie Flatters stand in a green, tropical forest with tall trees and lush plants. They both have blue skin, pointed ears, and long black hair, signature features of the Na'vi, the native inhabitants of the planet Pandora. Worthington stands behind the shorter and younger Flatters. Flatters holds a bow in his right hand with the strong of the bow and an arrow with leaf feathers in his left. His right arm is extended towards the ground and his left arm is bent as he draws back the arrow, preparing to fire. Worthington holds Flatters' left elbow up, guiding him, teaching him how to aim and shoot. They both look toward the ground where the arrow is aimed.

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Brendan Fraser sits right of frame, only his shoulders up are visible. Fraser wears a gray shirt, his hair thin and stringy on top of his head. He looks off to the left. His expression is sad, his eyes slightly hooded under faintly furrowed brows. His lips are slightly parted. Behind him seems to be a kitchen with brown cabinets and clutter on the countertops.

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Emma Corrin and Jack O'Connell stand together on a dirt path in a vibrantly green forest. The bluish hue across everything indicates that it is early morning. Corrin is standing to the right of O'Connell. O'Connell wears a gray tweed coat. Corrin wears a white lace dress with long sleeves, their hair up in a loose up-do. Their chest is pressed up against O'Connell's chest as both their noses touch each other as if about to kiss or having just pulled away from one.

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Daniel Craig sits at a grey wire table. His right arm lays on the table as his left arm lays crossed over on top of it. Craig leans slightly forward as he looks at something out of frame. His brows are slightly furrowed with lips pursed as if puzzled. Craig wears a peach colored button-up. A light blue ascot can be seen peeking out from the open collar of the shirt. The room he sits in seems to be made entirely of glass windows, the wire frames creating a grid pattern with the vast mountain landscape outside. There are various clear, glass-blown figurines around the room as well.

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Letitia Wright stands center frame, only her shoulders up visible. She wears all white, her head hooded by a shear white fabric that falls past her shoulders. Her neck is wrapped in white beaded necklaces starting at her chest and raveling all the way up to her chin. She also wears large earrings that look like saber teeth on each ear and they too fall past her shoulders. She stares straight ahead, her face sullen. White paint is dotted into fine lines across her cheekbones and up her nose. Behind her walks a crowd of other people, also in white as if in a procession.

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Millie Bobby Brown is in the center of the image mid run. She wears a faded blue skirt, a brown button up vest, and a light pink collared shirt underneath. The shirt sleeves are rolled up to her elbows and the skirt is gathered at the waist to shorten the hem length. Around her waist is also a small yellow pouch that peeks out from her vest. Brown's left arm is in front of her, slightly blocking her chest, while her right arm stretches behind her. Her arms are pumping alongside her as she sprints through a dirt street. Behind her, seemingly chasing after her, are two police officers. Their uniforms are from the 1800s (the time period of the film), with navy blue coats that hit mid-thigh with brass round buttons up the middle, and matching navy blue pants. The two officers also wear helmets, almost egg-shaped, with straps across their chins to help keep them in place. One of the officers on the left is partially blocked by Brown's frame, while the other officer on the right can be fully seen, his left hand holding a cylindrical tan item. In the background along the street are men in suits watching next to carts full of burlap sacks. A horse drawn carriage can be seen behind the two officers as well as signs for storefronts to the right, indicating a bustling city.

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