Robert Pattinson Will get Cloned — And Killed — In Bong Joon Ho Sci-Fi Comedy

What may very well be higher than one Robert Pattinson? Two Robert Pattinsons? Three? How about, say, 17? As a result of that is precisely what we’re set to get within the aptly titled Mickey 17, the long-awaited newest movie from Parasite Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho. Primarily based on Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey7, the Snowpiercer filmmaker’s latest provocation — a self-written sci-fi comedy whose starry solid contains Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, and Toni Collette amongst its ranks — sees R-Pattz star as eponymous Expendable (not that sort) Mickey Barnes, an unlikely hero on a harmful mission to assist colonise the icy world of Niflheim. The kicker? At any time when Mickey dies — and die he most assuredly does — he will get cloned and introduced again, recollections intact. Sound loopy? Nicely, try the primary trailer beneath, as a result of it is an entire lot crazier:

Now that is a trailer, of us! ‘Ain’t That A Kick In The Head’ within the background, Robert Pattinson debuting one other wild voice within the foreground (The Boy & The Heron, you’ll all the time be well-known), and an entire lotta Mickeys dying, coming again, and — ultimately — discovering each other’s existence to probably catastrophic impact… what extra might you need? Past revealing the essential premise of the film, this primary correct take a look at Mickey 17 is blessedly mild on plot specifics, as an alternative specializing in setting the tone and timbre of director Bong’s latest cinematic curio. There’s recognisable shades of Parasite and Okja‘s satirical incisiveness, flavours of Snowpiercer‘s viscerally visible, sci-fi infused class commentary, and even slightly of the creature function aptitude demonstrated in The Host all current and proper right here, however make no mistake: this appears like one thing wholly new and wholly recent from the South Korean auteur. Not least as a result of we do not recall another Bong joint whereby Robert Pattinson tries to kill Robert Pattinson while different Robert Pattinsons discover themselves in a cycle of killing or being killed.

How precisely Mark Ruffalo’s Trumpian large dangerous and his Toni Collette formed advisor issue into the equation stays a thriller. As do the roles of Naomi Ackie — seen right here fizzing with pleasure on the prospect of getting her arms on two Mickeys — and Steven Yeun. However suffice it to say, we have already seen sufficient to set our hype stage to “by way of the roof”. And we are able to sit up for seeing Mickey 17 many times and once more when it hits our screens (lastly!) on 28 January 2025.