From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite”, Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, Mickey 17. The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson, The Batman) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
Watch the brand new trailer for the highly anticipated Mickey 17 here:
Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson (“The Batman”, “Tenet”), Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”).
The film is produced by Dede Gardner (Oscar winner for “Moonlight”, “12 Years a Slave”), Jeremy Kleiner (Oscar winner for “Moonlight”, “12 Years a Slave”), Bong Joon Ho and Dooho Choi (“Okja”, “Snowpiercer”). It is based on the novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. The executive producers are Brad Pitt, Jesse Ehrman, Peter Dodd and Marianne Jenkins. The director of photography is Darius Khondji (Oscar nomination for “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”, “Okja”). The production designer is Fiona Crombie (Oscar nomination for “The Favourite”, “Cruella”). It is edited by Yang Jinmo (Oscar nomination for “Parasite”, “Okja”). The visual effects supervisor is Dan Glass (“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”, “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”). The costume designer is Catherine George (“Okja”, Snowpiercer”).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents An Offscreen Production / A Kate Street Picture Company Production, A Film By Bong Joon Ho: “Mickey 17”. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in Australian cinemas on January 30, 2025.
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