Rebecca Ferguson is joining Chris Pratt’s thriller Mercy

Rebecca Ferguson

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In her first step since her big debut Sand Dunes: Part TwoRebecca Ferguson has signed on to star opposite Chris Pratt Mercy, Amazon MGM Studios’ sci-fi thriller, Hollywood Reporter He confirmed it.

required Director Timur Bekmambetov will direct the film from a screenplay by Marco van Belle. Pratt plays a detective in the thriller set in the near future when capital murders are on the rise and he finds himself accused of a violent crime and must prove his innocence.

Oppenheimer Producer Charles Roven has brought the project to Amazon MGM Studios and will produce it Mercy With Robert Amidon at Atlas Entertainment, Bekmambetov, Raya BEL and Majd Nassif.

Production is in the works to begin in spring 2024, with Amazon MGM Studios eyeing a global theatrical release. After e-commerce giant Amazon acquired MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, the Amazon MGM Studios banner launched a major push into theatrical films as MGM — home of big-screen franchises like James Bond Series – I stayed in the film industry.

next to Sand dunes 2Swedish actress Ferguson is among her credits for the BBC The white queenMovies like Greatest Showman And the Mission: Impossible Franchise and film adaptations girl on the train, Where she appeared opposite Emily Blunt.

Pratt is best known for playing Peter Quill/Star-Lord in a horror film Guardians of the Galaxy Commercial franchise. His other film credits include Wanted, Moneyball, Zero Dark Thirty, Lego movie And Super Mario Bros movie.

Ferguson is represented by CAA and Chalcot Square Management. Delivery time First to report on Ferguson’s joining Mercy.