{"id":23326,"date":"2025-03-03T17:56:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=23326"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:56:07","slug":"mickey-17-in-cinemas-7-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2025\/03\/03\/mickey-17-in-cinemas-7-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"“Mickey 17” – in Cinemas 7 March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Walking onto the set of Bong Joon Ho\u2019s highly anticipated Mickey 17<\/a><\/em>, I\u2019ve never felt so small. A soundstage at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Hertfordshire, England, has been transformed into the interior of a gargantuan spacecraft. I stand surrounded by a cavernous collage of practical sets, encapsulating me in a mechanical world that feels very far from home. In fact, the only thing about this place that feels semi-familiar is the dozens of people buzzing about, each working to refine the set\u2019s design in some small way. The attention to detail is of absolute note here; each crew member and craftsperson works diligently to capture the essence of their visionary director\u2019s story of the \u201cexpendable\u201d named Mickey Barnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bong Joon Ho has what Robert Pattison\u2014who plays Mickey\u2014calls \u201ca very powerful aura.\u201d He never struck me as the kind of filmmaker who takes himself too seriously, and his demeanor on today\u2019s set only confirms that notion. Dressed in sneakers and a simple black t-shirt, he moves from department to department with a translator by his side and a smile on his face. Many directors openly bemoan the production process as anxiety-ridden and strenuous. Bong would not appear to fall in with this crowd. He seems strangely at ease here in the heart of production on his latest dazzler, happily conversing with collaborators and crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe writing process is very lonely and very painful,\u201d Bong says with a laugh. \u201cSometimes I don\u2019t want to do it at all, but I always know it\u2019s going to be over in six or eight months, so I face it head-on with that in mind. I try to make myself as lonely as possible. I tend to write better when I\u2019m isolated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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