The release date for the Robert Pattinson feature, Mickey 17, has been shifted to January 31, 2025, as announced by Warner Bros. The film, directed by Bong Joon Ho, was originally scheduled for release on March 29, 2024, but was delayed due to production shifts caused by strikes. The lack of a trailer for the film also contributed to speculation about a potential delay.
Mickey 17 is an adaptation of the 2022 novel Mickey 7, written by Edward Ashton. The story revolves around a space colonist known as an expendable, specifically the seventh iteration of a man named Mickey Barnes. Each colony features an expendable, who takes on deadly jobs and is restored via clone bodies when they die. A sequel to the novel, titled Antimatter Blues, was published last year.
The film stars Robert Pattinson alongside Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. Director Bong is expected to infuse his own unique style into the adaptation. Plan B Entertainment is producing the film, with Dooho Choi of Kate Street Picture Company, and Bong via his Offscreen, Inc. banner.
