Actor Robert Pattinson gained worldwide recognition for starring as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga film series from 2008 to 2012. He later went on to star in independent movies from auteur directors, including Cosmopolis, The Lost City of Z, Good Time, The Lighthouse, and more. Pattinson returned to mainstream cinema with Christopher Nolan’s Tenet in 2020, followed by starring as Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman, in Matt Reeves’ The Batman in 2022.
Robert Pattinson’s highly anticipated movie Mickey 17 is a science fiction movie written, directed, and co-produced by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey 7 bases the movie and stars Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Ackie, and Toni Collette, in addition to Pattinson leading the cast. The movie’s trailer recently premiered at CinemaCon, and the first reaction to the trailer has been chilling.
Bong Joon-ho explains the Robert Pattinson starrer Mickey 17 is “A Sci-Fi but a human story”
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, known for the masterpiece Parasite, presented the first trailer for the highly anticipated sci-fi movie Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson at the Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon at the Colosseum stage in Las Vegas.
He explained that it’s the story of a simple man who ends up saving the world. The movie is based on Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7 and follows a space colonist known as the expendable—the ones who do the most dangerous work and often die in the process, only to be brought back to life through human printing technology.
THR reported that the lead in the novel is the seventh version of Mickey, but for the movie, that figure has been upped. The filmmaker said,
“The number is the number of times he dies. I killed him ten times more. It’s a sci-fi movie, but it’s a human story.”
IndieWire reports that Robert Pattinson’s character says in the trailer:
“As an expendable, they made me work my a** off on one mission after another. Even on my 17th go-around, I hate dying.”
The interesting twist of the movie is the fact that Mickey 17 happens to be alive at the same time as Mickey 18, hinting at Pattinson in a dual role with different accents. This leads to more chaos as people have to now deal with multiple Mickeys. Actor Steven Yeun’s character simply suggests that they should play ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ to decide who is the loser and kill’em.
Robert Pattinson Notes that He Thought Mickey 17 had the ‘Most Unusual, Bizarre, and Funny Script’
The Batman actor, who made a surprise appearance at Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon, shared with the audience that he has been the biggest fan of Bong Joon-ho for many years, adding that he’s his hero. The actor, who recently welcomed his first child with girlfriend Suki Waterhouse, mentioned via EW,
“I got sent the script; I was told, ‘You’re going to love the script, but the part is impossible’. That was very, very exciting to me. I thought it was the most unusual, bizarre, and funny script.”
Talking about his characters in the movie, Pattinson shared with the audience
“Mickey 17 is someone who has the lowest expectations of his life, and yet the world keeps pushing those expectations to the point where he has a job that tortures him every day. And then 18 comes along, and he’s got frontal lobe damage, no self-control, and a and a libido out of control. It’s like playing an evil brother or twin.”
Reading this gave me a heart attack
— Pam (@pamela_lpz_) April 10, 2024
OMG! I can't wait
— I'm_Irma 💚 (@IRMAQUIYUCH) April 10, 2024
Oh, love that concept and no doubt it’ll be super fascinating.
— CinemaBums (@Cinema_Bums) April 10, 2024
Fans shared their opinions on the first trailer launch of Mickey 17 after reading the synopsis, as the trailer was not released online post-screening at CinemaCon. A user mentioned, ‘Reading this gave me a heart attack,’ while another noted, ‘This should be good,’ with another adding that they love the concept and have no doubts that the movie is going to be super fascinating.
Genuinely upset this movie got pushed back but nonetheless im excited for it
— meats. 🥩 (@ObeseDolphins) April 10, 2024
The book was really good so I’m looking forward to this!
— Kourt (@spookykourt) April 10, 2024
A lot of fans who have read the book have mentioned that it’s an interesting read, and now they are looking forward to watching the movie. Fans have also expressed their disappointment with the studios for pushing the release date back for the movie, but they can subside it because they believe that the movie is going to be very interesting.
Mickey 17 is scheduled for release on January 31st, 2025.
