Well, so much for our brewing Most Anticipated 2023 list, though, to be fair, we were already hedging our bets considering how packed next year’s film schedule is. Today, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that the next feature film from Oscar-winning writer/director/producer Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite,” “Snowpiercer”) will release his next film, the sci-fi drama, “Mickey 17,” in theaters around the world on March 29, 2024.
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Starring Robert Pattinson (“The Batman”), “Mickey 17” is currently in production and is directed, produced, and scripted by the filmmaker; it is based on the novel entitled Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. The film centers on an “expendable,” who is a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize an ice world. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact, so it’s definitely high-concept sci-fi. And it’s a big deal for Bong Joon Ho to get his first American big studio film.
Alongside Pattinson is Oscar nominee Steven Yeun (“Minari,” “The Walking Dead”), Naomi Ackie (“I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), with Oscar nominee Toni Collette (“Hereditary,” “The Sixth Sense”), Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo (the “Avengers” films, “Spotlight”) and Holliday Grainger (“Great Expectations”).
The film is produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, Dooho Choi of Kate Street Picture Company, and Bong Joon Ho under his Offscreen, Inc. banner. The behind-the-camera creative team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Darius Khondji (“Okja,” “Evita”), Oscar-nominated production designer Fiona Crombie (“The Favourite,” “Cruella”), Oscar-nominated editor Jinmo Yang (“Parasite”), costume designer Catherine George (“Okja,” “Snowpiercer”) and visual effects supervisor Dan Glass (“The Matrix” franchise). The music is by composer Jae-il Jung (“Parasite,” “Squid Game”).
“Mickey 17” arrives in theaters worldwide on March 29, 2024. Watch the teaser announcement below.