Chris Pratt off to rough start, sustains injury while filming ‘Mercy'

Chris Pratt started off on the wrong foot as the actor sustained an injury on the fourth day of filming his upcoming movie, Mercy.

Taking to his Instagram, the actor updated his fans on the tragic incident that happened on set.

"Mercy filming day 4”, he wrote alongside a picture of his ankle wrapped with an ice pack.

The post also features another picture revealing Pratt’s swollen and bruised ankle.

“I have such a great stunt team! AND I sometimes try to get in there and do some of my own stuff”, the father of three noted, “Today, daddy caught a metal post to the ankle. Should be interesting moving forward”.

The movie in question is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and will explore the Sci-fi genre following a script penned by the Irish writer Marco van Belle.

Pratt will portray a cop, starring alongside the Dune famed Rebecca Ferguson, who finds himself accused of violent crimes and is determined to establish his innocence.

Reportedly staged against the backdrop of a futuristic city plagued by a surge in criminal activities, the highly anticipated movie is set to grace the silver screens on August 15, 2025.