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Chris Pratt defends self against A.I. in 'Mercy'
Detective Chris Raven must prove his innocence to an AI judge within 90 minutes in a near-future courtroom where artificial intelligence controls justice, Amazon MGM Studios said.
- On Thursday, Amazon MGM Studios premiered Mercy's first trailer at New York Comic Con, depicting Chris Pratt, actor, as a detective accused by an AI judge, jury, and executioner.
- The detective who built the system, Detective Chris Raven, now faces it as a defendant after being accused of murdering his wife and must defend himself before Mercy Capital Court.
- Shot like a stage play, the production used 60-minute full-length takes with Pratt strapped to a chair, while employing The Volume, drones, robo-dogs, and filming a six-day truck chase in downtown Los Angeles.
- The film asks whether AI should decide life and death in human cases, raising questions about society's reliance on AI, while producers urged audiences to see Mercy in IMAX for immersive impact.
- Mercy will arrive in IMAX and 3D on January 23, 2026, directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, and Kali Reis.
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The film is expected to be released in US theaters and IMAX theaters on January 23, 2026.
‘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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