Robert Pattinson Leads Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Film

Warner Bros. has released the trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17,” the long-awaited follow-up to the director’s best picture winner “Parasite.” Based on the 2022 novel “Mickey7” by Edward Ashton, the sci-fi thriller stars Robert Pattinson as an “expendable” employee named Mickey Barnes.

In the novel, Mickey is sent on dangerous missions to colonize an ice planet. When one version of Mickey dies, a duplicate is created to replace him that retains most of his memories.

Along with Pattinson, the cast includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.

“Mickey 17” is directed and written by Bong, who also produces through his company Offscreen. Additional producers include Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B and Dooho Choi of Kate Street Pictures.

Warner Bros. has nudged “Mickey 17” a few times on its theatrical schedule, most recently bumping the film from a March 29, 2024, date to its current January 2025 slot. When the move was announced, sources told Variety that the decision was made to secure an Imax release window and allow more time to finish the project, which had been affected due to the Hollywood strikes and various production shifts.

“Mickey 17” is Bong’s first feature to be released following the massive success of his 2019 thriller “Parasite,” which followed a working-class Korean family that deceptively infiltrates the home of an affluent family. “Parasite” was the first foreign language film to win the Academy Award for best picture. The film also nabbed Oscars for original screenplay, director and international feature. Bong’s other notable films include “Snowpiecer,” “Okja,” “Memories of Murder,” “The Host” and “Mother.”

Pattinson recently starred in the title role of Matt Reeves’s “The Batman” in 2022, bringing a brooding sensibility to Bruce Wayne. His recent sci-fi credits include Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and Claire Denis’ “High Life.”

“Mickey 17” will be released in theaters Jan. 31, 2025. Watch the trailer below.