Based on Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7, Bong Joon-ho will write, direct, and co-produce the upcoming American science fiction movie Mickey 17. The movie is set to be released in 2024 and will star Greg Kinnear as the protagonist. Shortly, Niflheim falls into disaster, so two companies send a new expedition of five hundred people to colonize it. The crew includes four expendable people who share a common memory: Mickey7’s life of recollection. The group’s job is to colonize the ice world and make it habitable for humans by 2035 when their company will gain ownership of it. However, one iteration dies due to unforeseen circumstances and another one regenerates with most of his memories intact – only having changed his name from Pete10 to Roy8. The film’s synopsis reads “After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. The crew members are more controlled in the second incarnation and, as a result, the mission is much riskier.”
Do you know the release date of the Mickey 17 series:
This series will be released on 29 March 2024. Also, the series has been released on the youtube channel named “Netflix”. The series will be released for both English and Hindi viewers. The series has been directed by Bong Joon-ho, who has made other popular films like “Snowpiercer” and “Mother”. It is a high-budget movie, which was made with 43 million dollars. It will be the first film of Bong Joon-ho to be released after a gap of five years.
Here is the plot of the Mickey 17 series discussed:
The plot of this series is based on a novel written by Edward Ashton, who has also written the novel “Snowpiercer” series. So the plot of this series is completely different from that of the Snowpiercer series. The plot of this series is about an expedition from Earth to Niflheim, which is on a planet in another star system. It is supposed to be habitable for humans by 2035 and five hundred people are sent there to colonize it by two companies so that they can gain ownership rights on the planet. This corporation has hired four expendable people with common memories, who had lived Mickey7’s life before as a disposable employee in the human expedition sent to settle there for colonizing purposes.
The Name of Cast & Characters of Mickey 17 series:
- Robert Pattinson
- Naomi Ackie
- Steven Yeun
- Toni Collette
- Mark Ruffalo
- Holliday Grainger
What can we expect from the Mickey 17 series?
We can expect a lot from this series as it was created after a novel written by Edward Ashton, who has also written the novel of the Snowpiercer series. So we can expect that this movie will be full of action and adventure. Also, it happens shortly so we can expect some sci-fi elements like virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and space exploration in it.
Who are the director’s favorite characters and why?
The favorite characters of Bong Joon-ho are Roy8 (Mickey7) and Marcellus. The director is in particular fond of the way Marcellus is portrayed in this film. Marcellus is a powerful guy, who is at home on his planet and knows how to deal with things there. The director says that he loves to see this character again and again in the third phase of the movie to see how he is different from the previous two incarnations. He also says that “I think we should bring him back as a leading role” for the next two movies.
What themes do the Mickey 17 series explore?
The theme of this series is that “we must put people ahead of things.” The director says that he loves to see how Roy8 acts, who have become very powerful after one iteration dies and a new one takes over his body. He says that it allows him to see how far he has gone as an individual after 48 days in the body of a human.
What were the challenges with the Mickey 17 series?
The challenges faced by the director during the shooting of this series were that they had to shoot in a whole new continent and also it was very hot there. He says that they had to shoot during rain and storm. So he describes it as a “Brave New World” scenario. Also, the shooting of this film is different from earlier films due to set and location changes; therefore it was tough for the crew too.
