10 Years Later, Chris Pratt’s Most Controversial Sci-Fi Movie From ‘Dune’ Scribe Springs Surprise Attack on Streaming

It seems as if the world has anointed Timothée Chalametas the biggest male movie star of his generation, and the one true successor to Leonardo DiCaprio. In doing so, audiences have also seemingly bypassed an entire generation of actors who rose to stardom thanks to superhero franchises. The biggest challenge for an actor on the path to stardom is being able to open a movie on the strength of their presence alone, and so far, Marvel alums have largely struggled on this front. But for a brief moment, Chris Pratt seemed to have broken through. While his latest original offering, the sci-fi mystery film Mercy, underperformed both critically and commercially, it was a different story a decade ago.