MERCY: Chris Pratt & Timur Bekmambetov

Chris Pratt and director Timur Bekmambetov join Nerdtropolis Mayor Sean Tajipour on Reel Insights to talk MERCY, a tense, near-future thriller with a simple nightmare setup: a man is accused of murdering his wife, and the clock starts ticking.Chris reflects on reuniting with Timur after Wanted and how much filmmaking has changed since then. He also shouts out Timur’s history of pushing cutting-edge techniques, from wild slow-motion experiments to helping shape the language of “screenlife,” and now scaling that style into something bigger and more emotional.Pratt also opens up about the character’s headspace, why the role pulled him away from his comfort zone, and why there was “no room” for his usual light, funny energy once the story turns deadly serious.Timur also breaks down the biggest win of using the Volume as a filmmaker, not just for backgrounds, but for lighting and performance, so Chris could react to real imagery instead of “talking to tennis balls.”Visit Nerdtropolis.comhttps://www.Facebook.com/nerdtropolishttps://Instagram.com/nerdtropolishttps://Twitter.com/nerdtropolis