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Mickey 17 is an upcoming science fiction black comedy film produced, written, and directed by Bong Joon-ho, based on the 2022 novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. The film stars Robert Pattinson in the title role, alongside Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo.
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| Directed by | Bong Joon-ho |
| Screenplay by | Bong Joon-ho |
| Based on | Mickey7 by Edward Ashton |
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| Cinematography | Darius Khondji |
| Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
| Music by | Jung Jae-il |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $80–118 million[2][3] |
Mickey 17 is scheduled to premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025,[2] before being theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in South Korea on February 28, 2025, and later in the United States on March 7.
Wanting to get off of Earth, the financially destitute Mickey Barnes signs up to be an "expendable", a disposable clone worker, on the human colony Niflheim. As an expendable, Mickey undertakes several dangerous assignments he is not expected to survive, with a new body being regenerated each time he dies. After one of his clones, "Mickey 17", is incorrectly assumed dead, both the previous and current version, known as Mickey 18, have to grapple with the nature of being expendables and the brutal government of the colony.
A film adaptation of Edward Ashton's novel Mickey7 was announced to be in development in January 2022, with Bong Joon-ho writing, directing, and producing for Warner Bros. Pictures. Robert Pattinson was in talks to star in the film at the time of the announcement.[4] Pattinson was confirmed to star in May 2022, with Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo joining the cast.[5] In July, Steven Yeun was added to the cast.[6]
Production began at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden on August 2, 2022,[7] and concluded in December 2022.[8]
Charles Yu wrote additional literary material for the film.[9]
Mickey 17 is set to be released in the United States on March 7, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[10] It was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on March 29, 2024.[11] However, it was indefinitely taken off the release schedule in January 2024 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike and delays in post-production, with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire instead taking over the date.[12][13] In February 2024, the film was rescheduled for January 31, 2025.[14] In March 2024, it was announced that the film would be released in South Korea on January 28, 2025, three days before its global release.[15] In November 2024, the film's worldwide release was pushed back to April 18, 2025, with Companion taking over its release.[16] A month later, the film was pushed forward to its current date, swapped with the original release date of Sinners.[10] In January 2025, it was announced that the film would premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025, before opening in South Korea on February 28, 2025, a week before its theatrical release elsewhere.[2][17]
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