Oscar-Winning Director's First Film Since "Parasite" Set to Debut in 2025

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Warner Bros. Pictures announced on Thursday that "Mickey 17," the upcoming film from Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho, will hit theaters in South Korea on January 28, 2025, before its global release. 

▲ "Mickey 17" cinematographer Darius Khondji (left) and director Bong Joon-ho / Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

This marks Bong Joon-ho's first directorial project in six years, following the success of "Parasite." The film, which completed production in England in December 2022, was initially scheduled for release on March 29. However, due to a prolonged deadlock between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) since July of the previous year, post-production work extended beyond the expected timeline.

Based on Edward Ashton's sci-fi novel "Mickey7," the movie centers on Mickey7, an expendable employee tasked with a perilous mission to colonize an ice world known as Niflheim. Bong Joon-ho wrote the screenplay and is producing the film under his Offscreen banner alongside Kate Street Pictures' Dooho Choi, with co-producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner from Plan B.

▲ "Mickey 17" / Courtesy of Warner Bros. PicturesThe lead role is portrayed by Robert Pattinson, known for his role in the "Twilight" series. The ensemble cast includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo, among others.

The film's creative team features Oscar-nominated director of photography Darius Khondji, production designer Fiona Crombie, editor Yang Jin-mo, costume designer Catherine George, and visual effects supervisor Dan Glass. The music is composed by Jung Jae-il.

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