If you feel like you've been hearing about Bong Joon-ho's next movie, Mickey 17 , for years now, you're not wrong. It's been hit with countless delays for a variety of reasons, but its second trailer is doubling down on a March 7 release date that feels too near to change again. The original plan was to make the adaptation of Edward Ashton's 2022 novel Mickey7 a big awards contender for the 2024 season.
Finally, Warner Bros. Pictures has decided it could be a strong start to 2025's pre-summer season. This may be good for box office earnings, but could lessen its impact among critics and voters as the year advances.
I mean, Dune: Part Two was one of the most beloved movies of 2024 and its big Oscar chances are looking slim right now just because it opened in March and not later into the year. Of course, Mickey 17 could turn out to be a dud after everything it's gone through, but the previews are looking really good. Mickey 17 is a sci-fi adventure with heavy doses of dark comedy starring Pattinson as an expendable employee named Mickey Barnes, who's sent on a dangerous missions to help colonize the ice planet of Niflheim and analyze its frozen surface.
When one Mickey dies, a duplicate that retains most of his memories is created to replace him. Satire will be through the roof, but the movie also looks like a blast. The star-studded cast also includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo, among others.
You can watch the new trailer below: Pattinson is unsu.