I understand the deal closed in the past week with a spring start of production planned.
He also has the seriesThe Terminal Liston Prime.
Mercyis the first in a series of titles that Amazon MGM Studios is greenlighting for theatrical distribution.
Chris Pratt & Timur BekmambetovGetty/Michael Buckner for Deadline
I could not be more thrilled to partner with Amazon MGM Studios on the release ofMercy, said Roven.
Collaborating with Chuck Roven will help us create an epic cinematic experience.
His Atlas Entertainment is led by himself and producing partner Alex Gartner.
Oppenheimerwas recentlynominated for 13 Academy Awardsincluding Best Picture and Best Director for Christopher Nolan.
Van Belle is an Irish writer-director whose award-winning shorts have screened at festivals globally.
He directed his first feature,Arthur & Merlin, a medieval fantasy, in 2015.
Pratt is represented by UTA, Rise Management, and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern.
Bekmambetov is represented by WME.
Roven is represented by WME and attorney Michael Schenkman.
Belle is represented by Paradigm, Zero Gravity Management and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller & Hoberman.
Also with a domestic start of $58.6M, it repped the highest debut ever for a sports movie.
Upcoming is Luca Guadagninos Zendaya-ledChallengers, which will hit theaters April 26.
Also, the Dwayne Johnson-Chris Evans Christmas movieRed Onewill get a theatrical release November 15.
