We posted a few days ago that Empire had an exclusive edition featuring Mickey17. Thanks to Chrissy sending me the scans below we can now read the full feature. I love how Bong refers to Rob focussing on the project and his character as watching “a beast go after its prey”.
PS. I forgot to post the subscriber version of the cover the other day – so here it is
23 October 2024
According to Deadline, Rob is involved in producing a new film with Lance Oppenheim. As with Possession, there are rumours Rob may also star, but we will have to wait for confirmation of that aspect. Rob is a busy busy bee which is what we like to hear. From Deadline:
Veteran documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim (Ren Faire) is pivoting to fiction with his next project, Primetime, which will be financed and produced by A24, with Robert Pattinson among the producers.
While not much is known about the film’s genre or plot, it’s said to follow a journalist who takes on an underworld of crime and changes television forever. We’ve heard from multiple sources that the project takes inspiration from To Catch a Predator, the NBC program put on as part of Dateline, as well as its host Chris Hansen, though the studio wouldn’t confirm. Sources also had Pattinson attached to star, though others clarified that there’s no deal in that respect for the moment. Stay tuned.
23 October 2024
The Drama director, Kristoffer Bogli, posted the photo below on his IG story today – excitement. Seems the film is in production.
20 October 2024
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Alana Haim has lined up two back to back feature gigs involving some bold-faced names.” What is interesting is that they have confirmed that Rob will start in The Drama with Zendaya:
“Haim has started production on The Mastermind, an art heist drama starring Josh O’Connor and directed by Kelly Reichardt. She will then jump into The Drama, a feature from Dream Scenario filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli that also stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.”
According to IMDB, filming is rumoured to commence on Monday 21 October 2024 with filming locations in Singapore, Tokyo, London, Paris and Boston. As we know, I’m not going to get excited until we actually see or hear that Rob is on set, but Zendaya is most definitely in Boston.
Zendaya was photographed on Newbury Street in Back Bay earlier this week, reportedly in Boston to film a new movie with Robert Pattinson. https://t.co/WcCQZEsXfz
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) October 18, 2024
According to Deadline:
“Mamoudou Athie is in final talks to join the ensemble of A24 and Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama, with Zendaya and Robert Pattinson on board to star. Borgli will direct from a script he wrote. Alana Haim is also in talks to join the cast.”
20 October 2024
According to Empire Magazine who has an exclusive Mickey17 issue about to hit the stands on 24 October 2024 (pre-order your copy HERE), Bong Joon-Ho DID get final cut:
It wouldn’t be the first time – Director Bong famously wrestled with Harvey Weinstein over the cut of his first English-language film Snowpiercer. But, as he tells Empire in our world-exclusive Mickey 17 issue, he has indeed got final cut on his latest film, and that’s how it always was. “With Okja and now Mickey 17, I was given the final cut as part of my deal,” he explains. “The studio respected my final cut rights.” Which isn’t to say there wasn’t some back and forth. “Of course, during the editing process there are many opinions and many discussions that happen,” he continues. “But this film is my cut, and I’m very happy about it. It was a long process, but it was always smooth and respectful.”
Between Snowpiercer and Okja, it’s clear that when Director Bong moves into English-language mode, he doesn’t make any attempt to temper down his wonderfully wild instincts. Which, according to Robert Pattinson, is the same on Mickey 17. “It’s really cool that a studio has done this film,” the star tells Empire, “and that Bong pushed to have the final cut on it — to make something that does feel incredibly unusual.” Get ready for another pure, uncut slice of Bong Joon Ho.
Empire also talks to Rob about his inspiration for the voices for the multiple Mickeys:
Switching between portraying Mickeys 17 and 18, Pattinson had to find a way to differentiate them – including giving them unique accents, inspired by an unlikely source. “It’s a little like Stimpy,” he tells Empire of Mickey 17’s vocal tones, nodding to the cult ’90s cartoon Ren & Stimpy. “When 18 comes in, it’s a little bit more like Ren.” With every new reprinted Mickey, Pattinson imagines the character as losing a little something. “I just had this idea that he’s kind of like a dog with a complete lack of self-worth,” he explains. “He just keeps turning up, reporting for duty. But then I hope the reveal is that it’s a combination of deep, misguided guilt, and also survival. It’s him just saying, ‘I’ll just keep lowering my expectations the whole time.’”
As it happends, channelling Ren & Stimpy wasn’t Pattinson’s first choice for his Mickey voices. “My initial idea was to do impressions of Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville [from Jackass],” he chuckles. “I love Steve-O’s voice. We did it on the first read-through. And Bong was like, ‘That voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard.’ I was like, ‘Is that a good thing?’ He was like, ‘No.’” Don’t try this at home.
Check out release dates at our Mickey17 film page here which will keep updating or check out our pinned post on X.
20 October 2024
Parker Finn spoke to THR in relation to his latest release Smile 2 and had this to say about the proposed remake of Possession:
“I mentioned The First Omen and Immaculate earlier, and neither of those films were shy about their Possession homages. There’s that parallel inspiration again. So are you really going to take a crack at remaking Possession?
It wouldI take somebody out of their mind to remake Possession, and I think I might be just the guy.”
I can see why Rob may be interested in producing this film and possibly have a role as well. Fingers crossed.
20 October 2024
IMDb is showing this film as in production and shares that the film finished filming on 16 October 2024.
Betty Tong Casting also confirmed today on IG that the film has wrapped:
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Free download - Click on photo below. Thanks to Suze for putting together.
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