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Chris Pratt’s Mercy Trailer Debuts at NYCC, Teasing A.I. Judge Thriller for January 2026

The film pairs Pratt with Rebecca Ferguson’s algorithmic Judge Maddox in a near‑real‑time story from Timur Bekmambetov.

Overview

  • Amazon MGM Studios unveiled the first trailer at New York Comic-Con on October 9, introducing the near-future premise.
  • Pratt plays an LAPD detective accused of killing his wife who has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to an A.I. judge named Maddox.
  • Rebecca Ferguson voices and portrays the A.I. adjudicator, with supporting roles for Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, and Chris Sullivan.
  • Timur Bekmambetov directs from a script by Marco van Belle, with producers including Charles Roven, and the story is set in 2029.
  • Bekmambetov and Pratt say the production used 60-minute takes and virtual production tools, with a theatrical run planned in IMAX 3D in late January 2026, reported as either January 23 or January 26.