The filmmaker Bong Joon Ho returns to the big screen with the sci-fi thriller Mickey 17after the overwhelming and historic success of the acclaimed Parasite (2019).
In Mickey 17, Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet) plays the lead role as Mickey, an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the frozen world of Niflheim. Whenever a mission is too dangerous, even suicidal, the crew turns to Mickey. After an iteration dies, a new body regenerates with most of its memories intact.
In precisely Pattinson whom we see in the first official poster shared by Warner Bros. available at the end of this note.
Steve Yeun (Nope, Beef), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things) y Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice) make up the rest of the main cast.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
“The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… dying, to make a living.”
The film is based on the novel Mickey 7 de Edward Ashton. Bong is the director, producer and screenwriter.
Dede Gardner (Moonlight, 12 Years a Slave), Jeremy Kleiner (Moonlight, 12 Years a Slave)y Dooho Choi (Snowpiercer, Okja) are other producers. Executive producers include Brad Pitt, Jesse Ehrman, Peter Dodd, and Marianne Jenkins.
It is an Offscreen/Kate Street Picture Company production.
Darius Khondji (Okja) is the director of photography, Fiona Crombie (The Favourite) is the production designer, Jin-mo Yang (Parasite) is the editor, Catherine George (Okay, Snowpiercer) is the costume designer, and Dan Glass (The Matrix) is the special visual effects supervisor. Jae-il Jung (Parasite, Squid Game) is in charge of the soundtrack.
the movie premieres in Latin American theaters on January 30, 2025. It is released in theaters in the United States on January 31.
Poster:
Source: https://cine3.com/robert-pattinson-poster-mickey-17-bong-joon-ho/