Mickey 17, 2025. Written and Directed by Bong Joon Ho. Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Anamaria Vartolomei, Steven Yeun, Patsy Ferran, Steve Park, Tim Key, Holliday Grainger, Michael Monroe, Edward Davis, Cameron Britton, Ian Hanmore, Ellen Robertson, Rose Shalloo, Daniel Henshall, Angus Imrie, and Anna Mouglalis. SYNOPSIS: Mickey Barnes, an “expendable” […]
Robert Pattinson featured on new posters for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17
Following hot on the heels of the latest trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, Warner Bros. has shared nine new posters for the sci-fi comedy featuring Robert Pattinson’s Mickey carrying out various tasks in his role with the worst job in the universe; check them out here… From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” […]
Robert Pattinson is dying to save mankind in the trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17
Having finally decided on a March release date following multiple delays, Warner Bros. Pictures and Plan B Entertainment have released a brand new trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, the Academy Award winning director’s first film since Parasite. The science-fiction comedy stars Robert Pattinson (The Batman) as the titular Mickey, a worker who half-heartedly […]
First trailer for Bong Joon-Ho’s sci-fi comedy Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson
Warner Bros. has released a trailer for Mickey 17, the sci-fi comedy from director Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite) and based on Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7. Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey, a man who accepts a job as an ‘expendable’, whose role is to sent onto missions into space… and every time he dies a new […]
Ten Essential Korean Cinema Gems
Tom Jolliffe offers up some essential Korean cinema gems… While Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite garnered global attention on its way to becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture back in 2020, Korean cinema has been crafting trend setting, ahead of the curve cinema for years and always comfortable to […]
Bong Joon-Ho introduces us to Robert Pattinson’s Mickey 17 in teaser for new sci-fi
Warner Bros. has delivered us an early Christmas present by dropping the teaser for Academy Award-winning Korean director Bong Joon-Ho’s next film Mickey 17, which features Robert Pattinson as the lead and will debut in cinemas on March 29, 2024. Based on the novel written by Edward Ashton, Mickey 17 follows an individual known as an […]
Bong Joon-ho to direct Parasite
It looks like The Host and Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho may have found his next project, with AsianWiki (via The Playlist) reporting that the South Korean filmmaker is developing Parasite, which will reteam him with actor Song-Kang Ho (Memories of Murder, The Host) and revolve around “a family going through a disturbance.” Bong’s next film […]
Could dumbing down cinema threaten the legacy of timeless classics?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the current monopolisation of cinemas from Hollywood tentpoles, and whether timeless classics are at risk of being forgotten… The debate has raged throughout the last half year. Martin Scorsese was at the forefront. Cinemas are being overrun with Theme park rides. The cultural, dramatic and thematic impact with some of these are […]
Parasite and Snowpiercer: Class divides with Bong Joon Ho
In the first of new series of features, Tom Jolliffe suggests a class-themed double bill of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Snowpiercer… The beauty of cinema is how so many films can form a connective strand with others. Sometimes it can be a film-makers penchant for a similar message between a couple of films, or […]
Is Bong Joon-Ho the best in the business right now?
Tom Jolliffe looks at Bong Joon-Ho’s work this century. Is there anyone better? There are some exceptional directors in cinema right now. Some fresh talent burning bright, just etching the beginnings of their (hopefully consistent) legacies. I’m massively into Robert Eggers right now, and the Safdie Brothers. Steve McQueen continues producing powerful work across several […]
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