Mickey 17 Mark Ruffalo dictator character = President Trump? If you didn't remind me of a specific person

Feb 20, 2025

Mickey 17 Mark Ruffalo dictator character  President Trump? If you didn't remind me of a specific person
A press conference for the movie 'Mickey17" was held at COEX Megabox in Samseong-dong on the 20th. Mark Ruffalo posing. Samsung Dong = Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.02.20/



Actor Mark Ruffalo gave his honest thoughts on the reaction that the dictator character played in the movie 'Mickey 17 reminds him of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mark Ruffalo said at a press conference for the movie 'Mickey 17' held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 20th, `I hope the audience watching the movie will not be reminded of a specific person.'

`Mickey 17' is the return of director Bong Joon-ho, who won the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival and the American Academy Award for the film 『Parasite" (2019). It is based on the American writer Edward Ashton's novel `Mickey 7' and tells the story of Mickey 18, a consumable (expendables) put into dangerous work and reprinted after death, when Mickey 18 was printed thinking he was dead during his 17th death crisis.




Mark Ruffalo played Kenneth Marshall, the dictator of the ice planet pioneering group. After trying his first villain role since his debut, he carefully looked at the script because he thought 'Was this role given to me?' I am grateful to the director for trusting me when I doubted myself. I'm scared because it's my first role. I haven't read the review yet, but I thought it was the most important to act according to the purpose of the movie," he said.
Mickey 17 Mark Ruffalo dictator character  President Trump? If you didn't remind me of a specific person
영화 '미키 17' 스틸. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Korea Co., Ltd
In particular, some said that his character is reminiscent of U.S. President Donald Trump. In response, Mark Ruffalo "I also talked a lot with the director while preparing the character, and I hope it doesn't remind me of a specific person." This character is typical of a politician. "We've seen petty, small-minded dictators for a long time. He explained, "I tried to capture the images of several characters who tried to take care of their own interests but failed in the end."

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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