Marvel at Ships, Suits, and Tech of Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17

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Korean director Bong Joon-ho South Korean director Bong Joon-ho poses for a photo during a publicity event for the new movie "Mickey 17" in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2025, to promote the movie that is set to hit local screens in South Korea on Feb.
Marvel at the Ships, Suits, and Tech of Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17
So how, exactly, do you make a new human? No, sicko. We don’t mean that. We mean in the context of Bong Joon Ho’s latest, Mickey 17. In the film, Robert Pattinson plays Mickey, a human “expendable” who is brought back to life, over and over, after he dies. How does that work? A new book shows you, in more ways than one.
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Like Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow (aka Live Die Repeat ), Pattinson plays the clown in a daffy death montage, softening the blow of his repeated demise with a mix of physical comedy and a playful score of plinking piano and swooning strings. But where Cruise's army PR man was a cocky son-of-a-bitch, Pattinson's Mickey 17 is a real Jackass.
Bong Joon-ho expresses pride in Korea's resilience during martial law upheaval
Bong Joon-ho expresses pride in Koreas resilience during martial law upheaval Director Bong highlights cultural resilience amid political turmoil in his latest film.
‘Mickey 17’ Review: Robert Pattinson and Robert Pattinson Star in Bong Joon Ho’s Best English-Language Film So Far
Combining the best parts of "Snowpiercer" & "Okja" into something new, "Mickey 17" suggests that Bong loves people even more than he hates capitalism.
'Mickey 17': Bong Joon-ho offers a Trump-era black comedy
The Oscar-winning director of "Parasite" returns with an English-language sci-fi film starring Robert Pattinson, with Mark Ruffalo in the role of a narcissistic leader.
Berlin Goes Bananas for Robert Pattinson and His Clones in Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’
The Berlin Film Festival got a double dose of Robert Pattinson with the premiere of Bong Joon Ho’s 'Mickey 17' on Saturday night.
Bong Joon-ho's 'Mickey 17': A Dark Comedy Odyssey Begins
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho unveils 'Mickey 17', a sci-fi dark comedy in London. This film, Bong's first after the Oscar-winning 'Parasite', follows Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) as a human expendable on a colonizing mission.
Mickey 17 Director Bong Joon Ho Details New Horror Movie
Ahead of Mickey 17‘s theatrical release on March 7, Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho has finally shared some new details about his next action horror movie, which has been developing for nearly 25 years.
Mickey 17 review: Bong Joon-ho delivers dark humor and sci-fi chaos
Parasite director Bong Joon-ho returns to genre with Mickey 17, a chaotic, darkly comic space opera starring Robert Pattinson as a disposable clone caught in a deadly cycle of rebirth on an unforgiving ice world.
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Bong Joon Ho Knows Mark Ruffalo’s ‘Mickey 17’ Villain Resembles Trump: ‘Were We Oracles Predicting the Future?’
Bong Joon Ho reveals at BFI talk that Mark Ruffalo's orange-skinned antagonist in 'Mickey 17' eerily predicted real events.
‘Mickey 17’ Review: An Amusing Robert Pattinson Gamely Tackles a Double Role in Bong Joon Ho’s Scattershot Sci-Fi Follow-Up to ‘Parasite’
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