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Witness the artistry of Bong Joon Ho and the talent of Robert Pattinson when "Mickey 17" premieres in cinemas.

Robert Pattinson Stars In “Mickey 17,” Directed By Bong Joon Ho—In Cinemas January 2025

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What’s it like to die? From the Academy Award-winning director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes “Mickey 17,” starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, and Steven Yeun, with Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo. Only in cinemas January 29, 2025.

Official synopsis:

From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” 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.

About “Mickey 17”

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 (Oscar nomination for “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” “Okja”). The production designer is Fiona Crombie (Oscar nomination for “The Favourite,” “Cruella”). It is edited by Yang Jinmo (Oscar nomination for “Parasite,” “Okja”). The visual effects supervisor is Dan Glass (“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”). The costume designer is Catherine George (“Okja,” Snowpiercer”).

Warner Bros. Pictures presents A Plan B Entertainment Production, An Offscreen Production/A Kate Street Picture Company Production, and A Film By Bong Joon Ho: “Mickey 17.”

In cinemas January 29, 2025, “Mickey 17” is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Discovery company.

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Photo & Video Credit: “Warner Bros. Pictures”