‘Mickey 17,’ Explained: Wrapping Your Head Around Bong Joon-ho’s Latest

Yeah, we know it’s a movie but like what is it?

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“Mickey 17” is here.

The latest from director Bong Joon-ho, coming off of his 2019 Oscar powerhouse “Parasite,” stars Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Tony Collette, Naomi Ackie and Steven Yuen. It’s based on a book that was released a couple of years ago by Edward Ashton (it already has a sequel) and had a number of release dates before finally settling on March 7 – that’s this week.

Chances are you’ve seen a trailer. Or maybe a weird, vaguely psychedelic billboard with multiple Pattinsons. But do you know what “Mickey 17” even is? Like, really know? Well, we are here to clear everything up for you.

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