Jan 25, 2026 10:00am PT Chris Pratt Pitched Having an AI ‘Actor’ Star as the Villain in ‘Mercy’: ‘I Don’t Think That’s a Good Idea at All’ By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest Yoshi First Look: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Unveils First Footage of Beloved Mario Character 1 hour ago NBA Postpones Minnesota Timberwolves Game After Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis 20 hours ago Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man 4’ Will Never Happen Because It Wouldn’t ‘Be Right’ to ‘Resurrect My Version’: ‘I Handed the Torch Off to Someone Else’ 23 hours ago See All ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection Chris Pratt recently told Entertainment Weekly that he suggested an AI “actor” play the tyrannical AI judge in his new sci-fi thriller “Mercy.” However, the idea was quickly shut down by the production, and Rebecca Ferguson was cast in the role. “I remember talking about the various people who could play these characters, and early on, I was like, ‘Should we have it be an AI, where the judge is actually AI, and we create an AI?’ And everyone was like, ‘No, I don’t think so,'” Pratt said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t think that’s a good idea at all.’” Popular on Variety Related Stories Carlos Ponce Joins Indie Dramedy 'Hurricane Seasons' With Justina Machado and Aida Rodriguez (EXCLUSIVE) Entertainment Journalist Zuri Hall on Her New 'Not About Sports' Talk Show, Interviewing Oprah Winfrey and 'Heated Rivalry' He added, “So it was actually never a possibility any more than anything is a possibility when you’re zeroing in on what the outcome is going to be and what the choices are that you’re going to make.
