Mickey 17 Director Bong Joon Ho's casting? When I see an actor's weird side, I get obsessed
Feb 20, 2025
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Director Bong Joon-ho said at a press conference for the movie `Mickey 17' held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 20th, `As I have a strange personality, I only see strange sides when I see people.'
The film is based on the American writer Edward Ashton's novel `Mickey 7' and tells the story of Mickey 18, who is a consumable (expendables) put into dangerous work and is reprinted when Mickey 18 is printed, thinking he is dead during his 17th death crisis.
When asked about the behind-the-scenes story of the actors' casting, director Bong replied with a smile, "'Because I have a weird personality, I only see strange sides when I see people.'" He then "Obsessed when he sees a different person from the original known person." It was amazing that Mark Ruffalo had never played a villain, and I'm glad I was the first to enjoy the opportunity. Dictators have a strange, dangerous, public-grabbing charm. I had faith that Mark Ruffalo would play this role well," he said. About Naomi Ackie and Steven Yeun "Naomi Ackie once sang and acted in the historic Whitney Houston biopic. I thought his voice alone had the energy and charisma to control the dictator. I'm proud to be the first to recognize that charm. Steven Yeun worked on the second one after 'Okja'. My goal was to make 'Mickey 17' a SF movie that smells like sweat and humans, and I was able to achieve it thanks to this. Steven Yeun wearing high-waisted pants and being chased by a loan shark is a rare character that you can't see in a science fiction movie. "I'm grateful that all the actors showed me more than I expected, and I was lucky to be."," he said.
Meanwhile, 'Mickey 17' confirmed its release in Korea for the first time in the world on the 28th. The North American release date is March 7.
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