Bong Joon Ho and Robert Pattinson kicked off the long-awaited launch of Mickey 17 with the first official press event for the movie in the Korean capital of Seoul on Monday.

Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho is back with Mickey 17, a sci-fi film starring Robert Pattinson in the lead role. The film releases in theatres in March.

Based on the 2022 novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, the film stars Pattinson as an “expendable” employee sent on dangerous missions, who is “re-printed” after dying. The story unfolds when his company makes an 18 th iteration, not realising that Mickey 17 is still alive. The cast also includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.

Mickey 17, the next movie from Parasite Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho, is making a premiere at Berlin Film Festival, Deadline has confirmed. It’s not a world premiere, we hear. Mickey 17 could have a South Korea premiere before Berlin as its opens in Joon Ho’s homeland of South Korea on Feb.

Bong Joon Ho's science fiction film 'Mickey 17' is scheduled to debut in South Korean theaters on Feb. 28, preceding its global release by a week.

Bong Joon Ho's new movie 'Mickey 17' with Robert Pattinson has set a premiere at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival.

Director Bong Joon-ho and lead star Robert Pattinson have spoken at length about their upcoming sci-fi film 'Mickey 17'.

Bong Joon Ho‘s hotly anticipated sci-fi film “Mickey 17,” starring Robert Pattinson, will have its international premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, Variety has learned. The $118 million movie marks Bong’s first directorial effort since “Parasite,

Director Bong Joon-ho speaks during a press conference at a Seoul theater on Jan. 20, 2025, about his Hollywood debut, "Mickey 17." (Yonhap) ▲ Director Bong Joon-ho (R) and actor Robert Pattinson pose for a photo during a press conferecence at a Seoul theater on Jan.