In January, we'll get a new film from Bong Joon-ho, who brought us Parasite. In Mickey 17, Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey Barnes, a space colonist on a fictional planet who volunteers for the most dangerous and deadly tasks that could easily get him killed. And they do! But every time he dies, they regenerate him so they can use him again. What a wacky slapstick premise! What could possibly go wrong? The story is based on the novel Mickey7, which is not a comedy. Indeed, the beginning of the trailer seems deadly serious, but soon gets ridiculous as the situation spirals out of control.
The trailer doesn't give too much away. We don't know why Mickey volunteered to be an "expendable," nor how the story turns out. Mickey 17 also stars Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. The film will premiere in South Korea on January 28 and open in the US on January 31.
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