The film adaptation of the hugely popular sci-fi novel Mickey 7 has been in the works for years, but the trailer is finally here and it’s full of surprises. First off, the title has been changed to Mickey 17, and fans of the book know exactly what that means: it’s going to be even crazier than the original novel.
The film was written and directed by one of the great masters of our time, Bong Joon-ho, who appears to have adapted the original book a bit. A little spoiler alert: the book follows the titular Mickey Mouse clones as they navigate the arduous task of colonizing an exoplanet. While the book introduces around seven different Mickey Mouse variants, the film expands that to at least 17. While the trailer shows quite a few clone deaths, we can expect some darkly funny clone deaths in the film.
The novel plays right into Bong Joon-ho’s tastes. The clones are essentially second-class citizens, existing to die for their corporate overlords. This leaves plenty of room for social satire in the vein of Snowpiercer or Parasite. The trailer brings these elements to the forefront, and the result is really entertaining, believe it or not, really funny. We love seeing unique IPs in cinemas, don’t you agree?
Robert Pattinson playing Mickey will have audiences on the edge of their seats. The cast also includes Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. I’ve read the book, so I know who everyone is playing except for Ruffalo, who appears to be an entirely new character, but who may be an amalgam of several supporting characters. Film adaptations sometimes require dark alchemy.
This could be the first big blockbuster of 2025. It hits theaters on January 31. The book already has one sequel and author Edward Ashton is planning a third, so there’s also the possibility of it becoming a franchise.
