Bong Joon-ho’s extremely anticipated follow-up to Parasite made the rounds at CinemaCon. The director debuted the trailer for his upcoming sci-fi enterprise, Mickey 17, the place Collider’s Steve Weintraub and Britta DeVore had been in attendance. The trailer will not be proven outdoors the room but, however it’s undoubtedly one to maintain a watch out for. The movie stars Robert Pattinson because the titular character, a clone who is taken into account disposable within the futuristic society. He’s used for the toughest of labor, which regularly leads to his dying. By means of printing know-how, the character will be copied and introduced again, retaining all his recollections. The movie is tailored from the Edward Ashton e-book, Mickey7, the place Mickey has been revived seven instances. Typical of Bong’s high-stakes movies, the director will increase the quantity

“The quantity is the variety of instances he dies. I killed him ten instances extra,” Bong informed the gang when unveiling the trailer on the conference. “It’s a sci-fi film, but it surely’s a human story.”

Solely transient footage had beforehand been revealed, however the brand new trailer teases a number of the brutality depicted towards Mickey within the film. Some examples embody the character shedding a hand in addition to being submerged in liquid steel. For individuals who keep in mind Bong’s earlier enterprise, this appears precisely what followers have been ready for from the filmmaker. Parasite premiered in 2019 to the acclaim of theater-goers in all places. The director’s satirical exploration of consuming the wealthy garnered many accolades, together with an Oscar for Greatest Image. Followers must wait till 2025 to see Mickey 17, but it surely looks as if the proper setup for its star actor.

The Many Faces of Robert Pattinson In ‘Mickey 17’

Pattinson is fondly considered one of many extra chaotic actors in Hollywood, making him a pure performer to look in a Bong movie. Parasite was the epitome of chaos from minute one to its grotesque finish. Pattinson has obtained extra industrial success by his casting as Batman within the Matt Reeves movie, however nonetheless has room for extra impartial fare.

The actor acknowledged that Mickey 17 was: “one of many funniest, weird sci-fi scripts I’ve ever learn in my life.” Within the movie, Pattinson will reportedly play two totally different copies of the identical character. And although they’ve the identical recollections, Mickey 17 and Mickey 18 are their very own individuals. The previous could also be extra keen to assist, however the latter is what the actor describes as “an evil brother.”

Mickey 17 premieres on January 31, 2025. Keep tuned at Collider for extra information from CinemaCon.

Mickey 17

To cease his substitute clone Mickey8 from supplanting him, Mickey7, an expendable robotic, is dispatched to an icy planet to settle it.

Launch Date

2025-00-00

Director

Bong Joon Ho

Primary Style

Sci-Fi

Writers

Edward Ashton , Bong Joon Ho