Chris Pratt’s sci-fi thriller “Mercy” will open in August 2025

The sci-fi thriller “Mercy” from director Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson will hit theaters in 2025.

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Timur Bekmambetov Mercy It looks to add some excitement to the late summer box office next year.

Amazon MGM Studios will release the sci-fi thriller in theaters nationwide on August 15, 2025. Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, fresh from Sand Dunes: Part Twothe star of the film, which is expected to receive a full global release.

Mercyfrom a screenplay by Marco van Belle, stars Pratt as a near-future detective who finds himself accused of a violent crime and must prove his innocence in a society where capital crimes are on the rise.

The project came to Amazon MGM via veteran and prolific producer Charles Roven, who is busy this week celebrating his Oscar win for Christopher Nolan’s film. Oppenheimer.

Roven produces Mercy With Atlas Entertainment SVP Robert Amidon alongside Bekmambetov’s BEL Film Producer and Film Producer Majd Nassif. Filming for the film is scheduled to begin this spring. Bekmambetov is known for his action films such as requiredWhich starred Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy.

After e-commerce giant Amazon acquired MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, the newly named Amazon MGM Studios banner has made a major push into theater, starting with the Ben Affleck-directed film. air.

Amazon had been signaling that it had every intention of tapping into the resources of MGM — whose extensive library includes the American rights to the James Bond franchise — to exploit financial opportunities by giving a film into theaters around the world.