Bong Joon Ho’s Robert Pattinson Sci-Fi

Yesterday, the official X/Twitter account for director Bong Joon Ho‘s upcoming sci-fi film Mickey 17 uploaded an abbreviated clip featuring a chilly Robert Pattinson teasing the long-awaited arrival of the movie’s trailer. “What’s it prefer to die?”, Pattinson’s character is requested as he perishes repeatedly. The trailer is right here and our pleasure couldn’t be larger for this one.

Mickey 17, primarily based on the Edward Ashton book Mickey 7, follows a person named Mickey Barnes who, after being scanned by a machine, is tasked with aiding in colonizing an ice planet. The mysterious machine’s objective is to reprint his physique repeatedly till his job is full. Ought to Mickey meet his premature finish by drowning, freezing to loss of life, or zombie buffalo, no biggie. There’s extra Mickey to go round as long as solely considered one of him exists at a time—a paradox that turns into an issue when a reprint survives his scheduled termination. What follows are a number of variations of Mickey preventing (or enjoying rock paper scissors) to determine who will proceed dwelling whereas contending with the ice planet’s deadly surroundings and hostile lifeforms. Briefly, Mickey 17 is grade-A speculative fiction with a baker’s dozen extra Pattinsons so as to add to the following drama.

Along with Pattinson(s), the movie stars Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. On the manufacturing finish of issues, Mickey 17 may also see Oscar-nominated director of pictures Darius Khondji (Okja) on board, alongside Oscar-nominated manufacturing designer Fiona Crombie (Cruella), Oscar-nominated editor Jinmo Yang (Parasite), costume designer Catherine George (Snowpiercer), visible results supervisor Dan Glass (The Matrix), and Jae-il Jung (Parasite) offering the movie’s rating.

Mickey 17 was initially slated to launch March 29, 2024, however was pushed again. Based on the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. delayed it on account of manufacturing shifts throughout the SAG-AFTRA strike—although its new launch window was in all probability for the very best, contemplating it will have needed to deal with Elio, Kung Fu Panda 4, A Quiet Place: Day One, and Godzilla and Kong.

Mickey 17 releases in theaters January 31, 2025.

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