The satirical thriller Parasite was released in 2019 and delivered an impressive run of success. It started with the Palme d’Or at Cannes and ended with the Oscar for Best Picture. No other non-English-language film had achieved the latter in the previous 90 years.
Since then, however, things have been quieter around the South Korean master director Bong Joon-hoWe’ve been waiting for a new film for five years. Mickey 17 is set to change that. The first trailer for the science fiction film has now been released, in which Batman himself plays the main role.
Check out the first trailer for Mickey 17 here:
Mickey 17 – Trailer (German) HD
You can also see the English trailer further up in the article.
Robert Pattinson plays 17 Mickeys in Mickey 17
The Batman star Robert Pattinson plays Mickey, or rather 17 Mickeys, because Mickey is a so-called disposable employee (Expendable). Mickey is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world of Niflheim. After an iteration dies, a new body is clonedwith most of the memories remaining intact.
Accordingly, in the trailer we see how one Mickey after another passes away – until a mistake in the process causes chaos. Because then, instead of one, there are suddenly two Mickeys.
Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho knows sci-fi very well
Parasite played with the class conflicts in contemporary South Korea, but Bong Joon-ho also has some experience with science fiction. His first English-language film was the icy vision of the future Snowpiercer from 2013, in which Captain America star Chris Evans took on the lead role. In 2017, the futuristic pig adventure Okja followed, with Jake Gyllenhaal as an eccentric zoologist.
Mickey 17 is an adaptation of the novel Mickey 7 – The Last Clone by Edward Ashton, which was published in 2022 and already has a sequel, Antimatter Blues.
The science fiction film is coming to Germany in a few months
Mickey 17 starts on January 30, 2025 in German cinemas. In addition to Robert Pattinson, the cast also includes The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice), Toni Collette (Knives Out) and Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo.