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Chris Pratt defends self against A.I. in 'Mercy'
Detective Chris Raven faces execution unless he proves his innocence within 90 minutes before an AI judge in a near-future justice system, Amazon MGM Studios said.
- Timur Bekmambetov directs Mercy, which Amazon MGM Studios unveiled with a trailer and poster and said will open in theaters and IMAX 3D on January 23, 2026.
- Detective Chris Raven, the system's architect, is accused of murdering his wife and must prove his innocence within 90 minutes to Judge Maddox or face execution under Mercy Capital Court.
- The production employed stage‑play shooting and long takes, using 60-minute full-length takes, with Chris Pratt strapped in a chair and up to 1,000 screens shown as evidence.
- Bekmambetov framed Mercy's ticking‑clock premise as a metaphor for society wrestling with A.I., and producer Charles Roven said the A.I. element was central to his involvement.
- At New York Comic Con, panelists including Chris Pratt and Timur Bekmambetov previewed nearly three minutes of footage and discussed blending practical and green-screen effects.
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‘Mercy’ Trailer: Chris Pratt Sees A Scary Near Future Where AI Is Judge, Jury & Executioner – NYCC
Chris Pratt has saved the galaxy, battled velociraptors and is now playing an LAPD detective accused by an AI court of slaying his wife in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming Mercy from Timur Bekmambetov. The trailer just dropped at New York Comic Con, and we see that Pratt’s Detective Raven, the architect of a system whereby […]
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Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson star in an intense thriller in which artificial intelligence is the one who judges crimes and executes sentences.
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