Benjamin McKenzie (one of
the stars of Fox's The O.C.) has signed to join Samuel L. Jackson
in the upcoming New Line thriller, Pacific Air 121 (previously titled
Flight 121 and Snakes on a Plane).
In the movie, Jackson plays
an FBI agent who finds a witness willing to testify against a ruthless
mob boss. Flying him stateside from Hawaii to L.A. proves to be
lethal when they discover the mob boss has loaded the cargo with
venomous snakes.
In the movie,
McKenzie will play a rookie pilot, who must band together
with the flight's passengers in order to survive.
