Pattinson in Bong Joon Ho’s Long-Awaited Feature After ‘Parasite’
Warner has released the trailer for Bong Jon Ho’s Mickey 17, the long-awaited follow-up to the director’s best picture winner Parasite.
Based on the 2022 novel “Mickey7” by Edward Ashton, the sci-fi thriller stars Robert Pattinson as an “expendable” employee named Mickey Barnes.
In the novel, Mickey is sent on dangerous missions to colonize an ice planet. When one version of Mickey dies, a duplicate is created to replace him that retains most of his memories.
Along with Pattinson, the cast includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.
Mickey 17 is directed and written by Bong, who also produces through his company Offscreen. Additional producers include Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B and Dooho Choi of Kate Street Pictures.
Warner Bros. has shifted “Mickey 17” a few times on its theatrical schedule, most recently bumping the film from a March 29, 2024, date to its current January 2025 slot.
The decision was made to secure an Imax release window and allow more time to finish the project, which had been affected due to the Hollywood strikes and production shifts.
“Mickey 17” will be released in theaters January 31, 2025.
Watch the trailer below.
