"Mickey 17" Trailer Is Finally Here

Warner Bros. has finally unveiled the official trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s highly-anticipated sci-fi pic "Mickey 17", starring Robert Pattinson. 

The movie is adapted from Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel "Mickey7”, the sci-fi thriller stars Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, an “expendable” — a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize an ice planet — who refuses to let his replacement clone take his place.

In the novel, Mickey was sent on dangerous missions to colonize an ice planet. When one version of Mickey dies, a duplicate is created to replace him that retains most of his memories.

The audience got a first look at what Bong’s adaptation would bring in December 2022, when Warner Bros. debuted a cryptic teaser featuring the actor waking up in a chamber.

Despite plot details having been kept under wraps, it is known that the starry cast also includes Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo.

Warner Bros. has nudged “Mickey 17” a few times on its theatrical schedule, most recently bumping the film from a March 29, 2024, date to its current January 2025 slot. 

When the move was announced last month, sources revealed that the decision was made to allow more time to finish the project, which had been affected due to the Hollywood strikes and other various production shifts.

The 2025 release date also allows “Mickey 17” to open in IMAX, which wouldn’t have been possible any earlier because all those dates were previously committed to other titles. Additionally, the new date coincides with Lunar New Year, which is a major moviegoing event internationally.

“Mickey 17” is Bong’s first feature since “Parasite”, which became the highest-grossing Korean film in history, as well as the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars.

In addition to writing and directing, Bong also produces the pic through his company Offscreen. Additional producers include Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B and Dooho Choi of Kate Street Pictures.

Pattinson recently starred in the title role of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” in 2022, bringing a brooding sensibility to Bruce Wayne. His recent sci-fi credits include Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and Claire Denis’ “High Life.”

“Mickey 17” will be released in theaters  Jan 31, 2025 and will arrive in IMAX format.