Bong Joon-Ho To Direct Warner Bros' Film Starring Robert Pattinson
Nearly two years after the record-breaking success of "Parasite", Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho seems to have found his next film which is expected to feature "The Batman" star Robert Pattinson.
Nearly
two
years
after
the
record-breaking
success
of
"Parasite",
Oscar-winning
director
Bong
Joon-ho
seems
to
have
found
his
next
film
which
is
expected
to
feature
"The
Batman" star
Robert
Pattinson.
Sources
told
Deadline
that
Bong
will
write
and
direct
an
untitled
film
based
on
Edward
Ashton's
upcoming
novel
"Mickey7" for
studio
Warner
Bros.
The
director
will
also
back
the
project
via
his
production
banner
Offscreen
alongside
Dooho
Choi
for
Kate
Street
Picture
Company
and
Plan
B.
The
novel,
to
be
published
in
2022
by
Macmillan's
imprint
St
Martin,
follows
Mickey7,
who
is
an
Expendable:
a
disposable
employee
on
a
human
expedition
sent
to
colonise
the
ice
world
Niflheim.
"Whenever
there's
a
mission
that's
too
dangerous
--
even
suicidal
--
the
crew
turns
to
Mickey.
After
one
iteration
dies,
a
new
body
is
regenerated
with
most
of
his
memories
intact.
After
six
deaths,
Mickey7
understands
the
terms
of
his
deal...
and
why
it
was
the
only
colonial
position
unfilled
when
he
took
it," reads
the
synopsis
of
the
book.
While
the
film
will
be
inspired
by
the
novel,
sources
said
that
given
Bong's
style
of
working
with
adaptations,
his
version
might
be
different
from
the
source
material.
His
2013
post-apocalyptic
sci-fi
film
"Snowpiercer"
was
based
on
the
French
graphic
climate
fiction
novel
"Le
Transperceneige"
by
Jacques
Lob,
Benjamin
Legrand
and
Jean-Marc
Rochette.
According
to
Deadline,
author
Ashton
presented
the
manuscript
for
the
unpublished
book
to
Bong
towards
the
end
of
2021.
The
acclaimed
filmmaker
grew
interested
in
the
story
and
became
loosely
attached
to
the
project
late
last
year.
It
is
said
Bong
met
some
of
the
most
promising
Hollywood
stars
before
he
zeroed
in
on
Pattinson
after
meeting
him.
"Parasite"
swept
the
2019
Oscars.
including
the
best
picture
and
best
director
wins,
a
first
for
a
Korean-language
film.
Following
an
HBO
limited
series
based
on
the
film
in
the
works
with
Bong
executive
producing
alongside
Adam
McKay,
this
film
will
be
the
South
Korean
filmmaker's
second
collaboration
with
WarnerMedia.
Pattinson's
next
"The
Batman" is
a
Warner
Bros
film,
which
is
slated
to
be
released
on
March
4.
Peter
Dodd
is
overseeing
for
the
studio.