Hollywood star Chris Pratt is about to headline ”Mercy”, an upcoming sci-fi thriller from Amazon MGM Studios.

The venture might be directed by Timur Bekmambetov, who made his Hollywood movie debut with 2008’s ”Wanted” that featured Pratt in a supporting function. He has since made films equivalent to ”Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and ”Ben-Hur”.

Written by Marco van Belle, ”Mercy” is about within the close to future when capital crime has elevated. It follows a detective (Pratt) who’s accused of a violent crime and compelled to show his innocence, reported leisure information outlet Deadline.

Charles Roven, the Oscar-nominated producer of ”Oppenheimer”, will produce the movie by means of his Atlas Entertainment banner together with Robert Amidon, Bekmambetov’s Bezelevs and Majd Nassif. The venture marks a reunion for Pratt and Amazon after the studio launched his 2021 film ”The Tomorrow War”. He additionally headlined ”The Terminal List”, the studio’s collection for streaming service Prime Video.

“From the moment Chuck Roven brought us Mercy and we read Marco van Belle’s script, we knew the film was meant for the big screen,” mentioned Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios.

“As our relationship with ‘The Terminal List’ and ‘The Tomorrow War’s’ Chris Pratt continues to increase throughout movie, we will’t wait to look at him convey this action-packed story to life, guided by Chuck and the imaginative and prescient of director Timur Bekmambetov. We couldn’t think about a greater star and filmmaking staff to execute on and ship what is bound to be a gripping thrill trip and sit up for audiences having the ability to expertise it in theatres,” she added.

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