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4. Jaylah Is Inspired By Jennifer Lawrence - Star Trek Beyond

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Alien ally Jaylah is played by Sofia Boutella in Star Trek Beyond, but she's in fact inspired by Jennifer Lawrence's character Ree Dolly from the Best Picture-nominated film Winter's Bone.

Writer and star Simon Pegg said that the creative team "wanted to create this very independent female, very resourceful character...We didn't have a name for her, so we used to call her 'Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone'...It's a long name! So we started calling her 'J. Law,' and then she became Jaylah."

Considering most if not all viewers will watch the movie without ever making this connection, it's a fun affectation that doesn't prove obtrusive.

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