The director of Parasite returns with a sci-fi comedy about cloning that promises to be completely crazy.
Five years after the phenomenon Parasiteit's the big comeback of Bong Joon-ho ! South Korean filmmaker reveals Mickey 17a completely crazy science fiction film, judging by the trailer that Warner Bros has just put online (see below). A futuristic comedy, which tells of a world where human cloning exists, but it is very regulated: it serves to advance humanity by sending people to certain death. They know that they are going to die, but they also know that they are going to come back…
A slightly crazy sci-fi comedy, it will put Robert Pattinson in the shoes of Mickey, a loser who decides to start his life over as an “expendable”, that is to say “a disposable employee, part of a human expedition sent to colonize an ice world called Niflheim. After each of his deaths, a new body is regenerated each time, with most of Mickey's memories.”
Except Mickey “hate to die” and will quickly regret his choice. Especially since in this world of tomorrow, there cannot be two versions of the same person. Under penalty of total extermination. And of course, Mickey will see double (or more) and he and his versions will have to flee the authorities…
For his return to Hollywood cinema, Bong Joon-ho continues to mock modern society. The director of Snowpiercer: The Snowpiercer (2013) and Okja (2017) clearly created a funny futuristic fable, boosted by stunning visual effects and a star-studded cast: Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette or even Mark Ruffalo complete the cast.
Mickey 17 will be released in theaters on January 29, 2025 in France.