Bong Joon Hois addressing chatter aboutDonald Trumpbeing the inspiration behindMark Ruffalos villainous character inMickey 17.
The filmmaker noted that audiences seeing parallels between Trump and the fictional character are seemingly only projections.
TheParasiteandOkjadirector also noted the role Tony Collettes character Gwen (Marshalls wife) plays into the mix.
‘Mickey 17’ director Bong Joon Ho and Mark RuffaloAndreas Rentz / Getty Images / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
They move as a couple, Bong said.
To me, that was quite important.
So think about the Ceausescu couple from Romania and the Marcos couple from the Philippines.
Its always very uncanny when dictators move as couples.
It makes them even more ridiculous and more terrifying.
And its true love that [the characters] have.
I play a petty dictator, he said on the NBC late-night talk show.
At the time, we shot it three years ago, and I thought this is over the top.
And now, I realize its totally underplayed.
I mean, I made a documentary.
