Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new trailer for Mickey 17, the next groundbreaking cinematic experience from the Academy Award-winning writer/director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho.
In the movie, the unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job...to die, for a living.
This sneak peek offers a better idea of what to expect from Mickey 17 after it was pushed from its previous 2024 release. The movie looks thought-provoking and bonkers in equal measure, and Pattinson looks like he's having a blast as this "Expendable."
Talking to Elle earlier this week, the actor shared some insights into what sci-fi fans can expect from his role in the movie:
"He told me before we started shooting: 'It’s not science sci-fi—it’s sniff-your-armpit sci-fi.' When you compare Bong’s Average Joe to a Hollywood Average Joe—the Hollywood Average Joe invariably realizes that they’re actually special. Bong’s Average Joes remain average, and maybe even get a little bit lower than Average Joe by the end of it."
"With Mickey—it’s like when Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone and everyone’s like, 'Oh my God, you’re the chosen one.' And he’s like, 'F***, no, no,' and then eventually puts the sword back in. Like, he’s so much happier once he’s put the sword back in stone."
Check out the new trailer and poster for Mickey 17 below.
Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, Mickey 17 stars Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet), Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker), Steven Yeun (Nope), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (Hereditary), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things).
The film is produced by Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (Oscar winners for Moonlight and 12 Years a Slave), Bong Joon Ho and Dooho Choi (Okja, Snowpiercer). It is based on the novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton.
The executive producers are Brad Pitt, Jesse Ehrman, Peter Dodd and Marianne Jenkins. The director of photography is Darius Khondji (Okja). The production designer is Fiona Crombie (Cruella). It is edited by Yang Jinmo (Parasite). The music is by Jung Jaeil (Squid Game). The visual effects supervisor is Dan Glass (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore). The costume designer is Catherine George (Snowpiercer).
Mickey 17 will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and is in theaters only nationwide on March 7, 2025, and internationally beginning on March 5, 2025.