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Chris Pratt kicked off the year by starring in The Electric State, the critically panned sci-fi film that cost over $300 million to make. 13 years ago, he starred in a forgotten rom-com that just got a disappointing streaming update. Pratt stars alongside Jason Segel (Shrinking) and Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow) in The Five-Year Engagement, a romantic comedy following Tom (Segel) and Violet (Blunt), a newly-engaged couple that keeps running into obstacles before they can make it down the aisle. The Five-Year Engagement is currently streaming on Netflix, but the streamer has announced that the last day to watch the film will be July 31. It earned mediocre scores of 64% from critics and 51% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed only $54 million at the box office against a $30 million budget. In addition to starring in the film, Jason Segel also wrote the script for The Five-Year Engagement with Nicholas Stoller, who stepped behind the camera to direct. Stoller most recently helmed You’re Cordially Invited, the romantic comedy starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon. He’s also known for his work on Bros, the 2022 R-rated raunchy comedy starring Billy Eichner that’s currently streaming on Peacock. The Five-Year Engagement came at an interesting time for Chris Pratt. The star was two years from wrapping up Parks & Recreation, and also not far off from debuting in two major franchises with Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World. Later in the same year that he starred in The Five-Year Engagement, Pratt also featured in Zero Dark Thirty, the classic political thriller starring Jessica Chastain and Joel Edgerton.
What Is Chris Pratt Working on Now?
Chris Pratt is in the middle of filming The Terminal List Season 2, but fans who can’t wait to see him return as James Reece should check out The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, the Taylor Kitsch-led spin-off series debuting on Prime Video next month. Pratt is even expected to reprise his role as Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, which is eyeing a release for next spring. Pratt also took to his personal social media to confirm that a sequel to The Garfield Movie is in the works. Be sure to watch The Five-Year Engagement before it leaves Netflix at the end of the month, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Pratt’s future projects.
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