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.
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.
Elle Magazine had Suki Waterhouse telephone prank family and friends and she pranked Rob that she had been asked to host “Love is Blind” and that it would be a good idea for him to co-host with her. See Rob’s reaction below – gold as always (Rob starts at 8.12 where the video below should start).
Pattinson: “Hey, darling. Did you call me brother?”
Waterhouse clarified the pet name mix-up, then launched into the gag. “You know that show Love Is Blind?”
“Yeah,” Pattinson replied.
“I just got offered to be the host for Love Is Blind,” Waterhouse said of the series, which is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey in the U.S. and Matt and Emma Willis in the U.K. “Isn’t that so cool?”
But Pattinson might not know Love Is Blind after all. “Which one is Love Is Blind again?” he asked.
“We watched it a while ago,” Waterhouse responded. “They’re like, ‘Oh, are you my type? Are you my type?’ It’s quite deep, though. I feel like it’s a sociological experiment that’s actually quite beautiful.” (It remains unclear whether or not Pattinson actually remembers watching Love Is Blind — for all we know, he could have been distracted while exploding his microwave or rehearsing his next ridiculous movie voice.)
Pattinson did not seem enthused by Waterhouse’s announcement. “That’s interesting,” he said tepidly. “What an interesting turn of events.”
Waterhouse reiterated her excitement about the opportunity. “I just feel like it would be quite a good thing to do,” she said. “They were saying we could do it together as well, which I thought could actually be quite good.”
But the thought of being a part of the Love Is Blind equation was too much for the Lighthouse actor. “Darling, have you gone mad?” he asked.
“Don’t you think it would be quite good for us? It would be great for you,” Waterhouse replied, stifling a laugh.
“Are you joking? Is this whole thing a joke?” Pattinson inquired.
“Yeah,” she revealed.
Pattinson breathed a sigh of relief. “I was like, ‘If you think it’s right for you…'” he said.
“I know, you’re so sweet. I love you. Thank you,” Waterhouse responded.
That’s when it dawned on Rob: “Wait, I’m not on some TV show, am I?”
Waterhouse reassured him, “No, you’re not on TV, no,” before adding, “You are gonna be on the internet, though.”
Not sure if anyone has been watching The Penguin (which is great), and I keep waiting for Rob as Batman to appear. Well according to Matt Reeves they tried to tie Rob into the series, but understandably so ….
Matt Reeves confirmed they tried to get Robert Pattinson’s Batman in The Penguin show, but they couldn’t find a way to do it where he didn’t steal the show 🦇
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