Mickey 17, Bong Jong-ho’s follow-up to the Oscar -winning Parasite , has released its first trailer, and it sees Robert Pattinson star opposite multiple versions of himself. The South Korean director won universal praise for 2019’s Parasite , which scooped the Best Picture award at the 92nd Academy Awards, making it the first foreign language film to land the the prestigious honour. Mickey 17 sees Pattinson play Mickey Barnes who, in a dystopian future, signs up for a space mission to colonise an alien planet covered in ice.
However, Barnes has agreed to be an “expendable” who will work on dangerous jobs on the planet, with the catch being that when he dies he will be regenerated with all his memories intact to continue the work. Things appear to go awry when Pattinson meets another version of himself, or a “multiple” that has been simultaneously created, leading to a campaign to destroy all versions of that individual. The impressive cast is rounded out by Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo and Thomas Turgoose.
The film was originally set for a 29 March 2024 release, but was held back due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes and delays in post-production. Now that fans have seen the trailer for this highly anticipated film, many have been left fascinated by the voice that Pattinson has chosen for the film, which can be best described as high-pitched and ‘whiny’. “One of my favourite things is when Robert Pattinson does a silly voice,” said one fan .