The wait is over! Bong Joon Ho’s highly anticipated sci-fi film Mickey 17 has finally premiered, and early reactions are overwhelmingly positive. Marking the Oscar-winning director’s return since Parasite, the film made its grand debut in London before screening at the prestigious 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Critics and audiences alike are hailing it as a bold, hilarious, and socially relevant masterpiece.

Critics Rave: A Sci-Fi Satire Worth the Hype

Film buffs have been eager to see how Bong Joon Ho would adapt Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7—and the first reviews suggest he’s delivered another genre-defying hit.

David Ehrlich (Indiewire): “Bong Joon Ho is still very good at making movies.”

Deadline Hollywood: “Based on the book by Edward Ashton, director Bong has adapted [the book] with a distinctive cinematic style as a dizzyingly funny but pertinent satire.” 

Total Film: “zany… a thrilling, unexpected sci-fi drama” and in their review said that the film is “funny and charming from the get-go, building out a fascinating sci-fi world from its central conceit that ends up speaking to powerful and timely concerns through humor, satire, and exhilarating genre elements. Bong Joon Ho’s best English movie to date and arguably Robert Pattinson’s best movie ever.”

SlashFilm: “With a sublime cast, ‘Mickey 17’ is a deeply heartfelt and uncomfortably funny musing on capitalism, colonization, and corruption. It’s a perfect film for our time, and Bong Joon-ho’s best English-language film yet.”

Adam McKay (Director, Don’t Look Up): “Mickey 17,” saying, “It’s hilarious, wild, sometimes genuinely heartbreaking and a perfect allegory for the hellscape stage of capitalism we’re in right now.”

A Story Unlike Any Other

Mickey 17 follows Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), an expendable worker on a space colony who is repeatedly resurrected each time he dies on the job. But when Mickey refuses to accept his fate, things take a thrilling turn. With Bong Joon Ho’s signature mix of dark humor, gripping drama, and biting social commentary, the film is set to be one of 2025’s must-watch blockbusters.

Star-Studded Cast & Creative Team

Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet)
Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
Steven Yeun (Minari, Beef)
Toni Collette (Hereditary)
Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

Directed, written, and produced by Bong Joon Ho, the film is backed by a powerhouse production team, including Oscar-winning producers from Moonlight and 12 Years a Slave.

Don’t Miss It!

Mickey 17 lands in South Korean cinemas on February 28, 2025, with worldwide releases following soon after. In the Philippines, it hits theaters on March 5, 2025. Prepare for an unforgettable sci-fi ride—only in cinemas!

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