‘Mickey 17’ New Release Date: Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Film To Arrive in Theatres on April 18, 2025
Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi film 'Mickey 17 has had its release date pushed back again. Initially scheduled for March 2024, it was moved to January 2025 and now to April 2025. Warner Bros made the decision to ensure a wider release and better audience engagement.
Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 is now all set to hit the theatres in April 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Warner Bros. announced that it is pushing back the film's release from January 31, 2025, to April 18, 2025. ‘Mickey 17’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson’s Protagonist Plays the Ultimate Life-Loop Game in Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Comedy (Watch Video).
In February, Warner Bros. rescheduled the sci-fi film's release date from March 29, 2024, to January 31, 2025.
The makers have now finalised a new release date for the film. "When the April 18 date became available, we quickly moved to secure it for Mickey 17. We're thrilled with the new date and very happy the film will be available to audiences in IMAX," a studio spokesperson said in a statement.
Mickey 17 is Bong's first feature since Parasite, which became the highest-grossing Korean film in history, as well as the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars. In addition to writing and directing, Bong also produces upcoming films through his company Offscreen. Additional producers include Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B and Dooho Choi of Kate Street Pictures.
The film is adapted from Edward Ashton's 2022 novel, described by publisher St. Martin Press as a high-concept cerebral thriller in the vein of The Martian and Dark Matter. Robert Pattinson plays an "expendable" -- a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize an ice planet, who refuses to let his replacement clone take his place. ‘Mickey 17’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson Confronts Death and Resurrection in Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Epic (Watch Video).
The film also stars Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo, according to The Hollywood Reporter.