{"id":236230,"date":"2026-01-09T15:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/236230\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:14:09","slug":"chris-pratt-says-cast-of-new-sci-fi-film-were-resistant-to-idea-of-an-ai-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/236230\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pratt says cast of new sci-fi film were \u2018resistant\u2019 to idea of an AI role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood actor Chris Pratt has said the cast of new science fiction movie Mercy were \u201cresistant\u201d to the idea that one of the roles could be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n<p>Creatives have expressed concern surrounding the growing role of generative AI within the industry, especially around the AI screen character or \u201cactress\u201d Tilly Norwood, who was introduced to the public last year.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, US actor Pratt, 46, plays a detective who has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to an advanced AI judge, played by Rebecca Ferguson, following his wife\u2019s alleged murder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"961\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chris-pratt-says-cast-of-new-sci-fi-film-were-resistant-to-idea-of-an-ai-role.jpg\" alt=\"Graham Norton Show \u2013 London\" data-title=\"Graham Norton Show \u2013 London\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Matt Crossick Media Assignments\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Chris Pratt during filming for the Graham Norton Show (Matt Crossick Media Assignments\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Pratt said: \u201cIt is set in the near distant future and oddly the AI doesn\u2019t seem that far-fetched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story is 90 minutes of real time. It is a very active movie and such an immersive experience \u2013 it keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is awesome, and the reaction to it has been really positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if an AI actor could have played the Judge Maddox role in the movie, Pratt said: \u201cNo. Everyone was resistant to that. I don\u2019t think it would have worked. I love AI and use it all the time but as a parent it freaks me out. But it is also so cool!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also on the show, Pratt revealed the Christmas present he received from his father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger late last year.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cArnie\u2019s love language is going all out with his gifts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of ours was a six-by-eight-foot portrait painting of our three children and him dressed as Santa Claus. It\u2019s the most beautiful portrait you\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very lifelike and it\u2019s very big. It was really thoughtful, but we\u2019re not sure what we are meant to do with it for the rest of year!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767971649_307_chris-pratt-says-cast-of-new-sci-fi-film-were-resistant-to-idea-of-an-ai-role.jpg\" alt=\"Graham Norton Show \u2013 London\" data-title=\"Graham Norton Show \u2013 London\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Matt Crossick Media Assignments\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Chris Pratt, Cynthia Erivo, Dawn French, Rob Beckett and Jack Savoretti with host Graham Norton during filming for the Graham Norton Show (Matt Crossick Media Assignments\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>Pratt is married to Schwarzenegger\u2019s daughter Katherine and the couple share two daughters and a son.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians Of The Galaxy star also has a teenage son called Jack with his ex-wife, US actress Anna Faris.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the sofa this week is Wicked star Cynthia Erivo and comedians Dawn French and Rob Beckett.<\/p>\n<p>Musician Jack Savoretti performs We Will Always Be The Way We Were live in the studio before joining Norton for a chat about his album and upcoming gig at the Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One and iPlayer at 10:40pm on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hollywood actor Chris Pratt has said the cast of new science fiction movie Mercy were \u201cresistant\u201d to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":{"0":"post-236230","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}