Robert Pattinson stars opposite multiple versions of himself in hilarious new Mickey 17 trailer from Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho Have YOU got a story? Emails [email protected] By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 00:15 EDT, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 00:15 EDT, 18 September 2024 e-mail View comments Robert Pattinson 's long-delayed new film Mickey 17 has finally released its first trailer.
The science fiction film features the 38-year-old heartthrob-turned-art house cinema icon playing multiple versions of a character named Mickey Barnes, while Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette and Noami Ackie also star. Mickey leaves Earth for the brighter pastures of interstellar colonization, agreeing to be an 'expendable,' a person who works dangerous jobs and has their body regrown and their consciousness transferred whenever they day. But the goofy title character (the seventeenth version of the original Mickey) gets an unexpected surprise when he runs into another version of himself who has been simultaneously created, which threatens the survival of the entire Mickey line.
The film is directed by the acclaimed South Korean director Bong Joon-ho. Robert Pattinson's long-delayed new film Mickey 17 has finally released its first trailer. He plays a man who agrees to have his body and consciousness recreated whenever he dies while working on interstellar colonies The science fiction film features the 38-year-old heartthrob-turned-art house cinema icon playing multiple versions of a character named Mickey Barnes, while Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette and Noami Ackie also star Read More Robert Pattinson goes shirtless in cryogenic chamber in eerie first teaser for Parasite director Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi drama Mickey 17.
.. which is in production and set for 2024 release Bong is known for a string of now-classic Korean films, including the serial killer–thriller Memories Of murder, the monster movie The Host, and the suspense thriller Mother.
He made his English-language debut with 2013's Snowpiercer, and he followed it up with the multilingual Okja in 2017, before scoring his biggest success to date with 2019's Parasite. The darkly comic thriller was a hit with critics and audiences alike, and it earned the Cannes Film Festival's top honor, the Palme d'Or, before becoming the first non-English-language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards. Parasite also scored Oscars for Best Director and Best Screenplay, along with Best International Feature .
The filmmaker appears to be leaning in to the dark comedy in Mickey 17, as the trailer focuses on Pattinson's character's numerous grisly deaths, most of which are played for laughs. In the cold open, Mickey is introduced in a space suit as he performs maintenance on the exterior of a gigantic ship cruising through space. But a moment of awe at the massive scale of the universe is interrupted when a bit of space debris hurtles past and slices Mickey's hand off.
He watches the hand zoom away before the life slips from his eyes while colonists on the ship chat over coffee without even noticing the hand suspended outside a window. In the cold open, Mickey is introduced in a space suit as he performs maintenance on the exterior of a gigantic ship cruising through space But a moment of awe at the massive scale of the universe is interrupted when a bit of space debris hurtles past and slices Mickey's hand off He watches the hand zoom away before the life slips from his eyes while colonists on the ship chat over coffee without even noticing the hand suspended outside a window Then, what appears to be Mickey's lifeless body is tossed down into an incinerator pit..
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.just before a fresh body rolls out of a machine on a conveyor belt 'Nothing was working out and I wanted to get off of Earth,' Mickey explains in narration, just before he applies to be an Expendable Then, what appears to be Mickey's lifeless body is tossed down into an incinerator pit, just before a fresh body rolls out of a machine on a conveyor belt. 'I wouldn't be surprised if you were thinking at this point, "What have I done?"' Pattinson says in narration.
'Nothing was working out and I wanted to get off of Earth,' he explains, just before he applies to be an Expendable. However, despite claiming that he read all the manuals and warnings about becoming an Expendable, it's soon clear that he didn't bother to, which he comes to regret. 'Once you die, we'll print a new version of your body,' one scientist tells him as his body is rolled back into a similar machine while he wears a special suit.
'They made me work my a** off on one mission after another,' Mickey explains as more dead versions of himself are shown plunging into the incinerator. In one bleakly comic moment, an incinerator worker tells the others to stop throwing the body in because Mickey is still barely alive in his body bag. 'It's fine,' a resigned and annoyed Pattinson says before the push him over the edge.
The next Mickey appears destined to meet his end when he crashes through the ice of a frozen world and lands in a cavern populated by giant mole-like monsters with tentacles surrounding their mouths. However, despite claiming that he read all the manuals and warnings about becoming an Expendable, it's soon clear that he didn't bother to, which he comes to regret 'Once you die, we'll print a new version of your body,' one scientist tells him as his body is rolled back into a similar machine while he wears a special suit 'They made me work my a** off on one mission after another,' Mickey explains as more dead versions of himself are shown plunging into the incinerator In one bleakly comic moment, an incinerator worker tells the others to stop throwing the body in because Mickey is still barely alive in his body bag. 'It's fine,' a resigned and annoyed Pattinson says before the push him over the edge The next Mickey appears destined to meet his end when he crashes through the ice of a frozen world and lands in a cavern populated by giant mole-like monsters with tentacles surrounding their mouths Steven Yeun, who plays Berto, calls down to him: 'Mickey, it's not looking very good for you.
I'm sure you're used to it by now, but what's it feel like to die?' But Mickey 17 appears to be luckier than some of the clones, and he's seen rising to the surface on a pile of the multi-limbed monsters, though it's not clear if they're now dead or if they have helped him escape Steven Yeun, who plays Berto, calls down to him: 'Mickey, it's not looking very good for you. I'm sure you're used to it by now, but what's it feel like to die?' 'Even on my 17th go-around, I hate dying,' Mickey admits in the narration. But Mickey 17 appears to be luckier than some of the earlier clones, and he's seen rising to the surface as the creatures push him up through the hole.
But his biggest challenge comes when he returns to base and prepares for a much-needed rest. As he falls into bed, suddenly a figure next to him wakes up, and he realizes he's lying next to another version of Mickey. 'Why aren't you dead?' asks the newer Mickey in a slightly lower voice.
Mickey 17 runs away in a frenzy, but the younger clone hurls something heavy and metal at his head to knock him out. 'In the case of multiples, we exterminate every individual,' Mark Ruffalo's character Hieronymous Marshall says as he's introduced. But his biggest challenge comes when he returns to base and prepares for a much-needed rest.
As he falls into bed, suddenly a figure next to him wakes up, and he realizes he's lying next to another version of Mickey 'Why aren't you dead?' asks the newer Mickey in a slightly lower voice. Mickey 17 runs away in a frenzy, but the younger clone hurls something heavy and metal at his head to knock him out 'In the case of multiples, we exterminate every individual,' Mark Ruffalo's character Hieronymous Marshall says as he's introduced 'Let's blow up these second-hand baloney boys,' adds a delighted Gwen Johansen (Toni Colette) Then the two, along with a group of soldiers appear to be destroying the lab where Mickey is regenerated Mickey 17 will be released first in South Korea on January 28, 2025, followed by a global release on January 31 'Let's blow up these second-hand baloney boys,' adds a delighted Gwen Johansen (Colette). Then the two, along with a group of soldiers appear to be destroying the lab where Mickey is regenerated.
The trailer ends with the two Mickey's facing off, as the newer clone tries to shove Mickey 17 into the incinerator. Mickey 17 will be released first in South Korea on January 28, 2025, followed by a global release on January 31. Robert Pattinson Share or comment on this article: Robert Pattinson stars opposite multiple versions of himself in hilarious new Mickey 17 trailer from Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho e-mail Add comment.
