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- Chris Pratt revealed during early casting discussions that he floated creating an actual AI actor to play the judge, though Rebecca Ferguson ultimately portrays Judge Maddox in Mercy.
- In early casting discussions, Chris Pratt said the judge is just a face on a screen and joked about picking Oprah, but the AI-actor idea was never a concrete option.
- The cast and filmmakers rehearsed almost like a play to shape Judge Maddox’s arc while honoring her AI nature, which Chris Pratt says made editing quicker.
- In the film, Det. Raven is strapped before the AI judge and given 90 minutes to prove his innocence or face execution, and Mercy opens in theaters this week.
- Production leaders argued an AI lead would add complications, so they favored a streamlined vision, while Chris Pratt said AI creations would not replace him.
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We’re all guilty of spending too much time on our phones, doom scrolling through social media. It can be quite engrossing, but when this activity is shown in a movie, the result is usually uninteresting. Simply put, watching people use…
·Cherokee County, United States
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