Will filmgoers rally behind space travelers who hate dying but keep courting death?
Loud and orange, he has big ambitions for a frozen planet thats as hospitable as a hockey rink.
Jeopardy lurks everywhere: Even sex is death defying.
Robert Pattinson and Robert Pattinson in ‘Mickey 17’Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
His movie was a hit.
A highlight of Bongs new movie is a raucous performance by Ruffalo, who is both loud and orange.
One problem: protagonists in satires have usually had to survive dim openings before becoming cult movies.
Mark Ruffalo in ‘Mickey 17’Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
For example: Think Peter Sellers in eitherBeing ThereorDr Strangelove.
Or Harold inHarold and Maude.
Or James Coburn inThe Presidents Analyst.
Warner Bros, which will likely allocate $80 million to promoteMickey 17, will pray for quicker adulation.
They have reason for optimism because Bong is an adept entertainer and Oscar winner.
Bong has this joyfulness to him, Pattison testifies.
We were shooting this montage of grotesque deaths and I still appreciated his lightness of touch.
The creepers are less than loveable but still clever enough to avoid the skin-burning ovens.
They ultimately set Mickey free apparently all the Mickeys, in fact.
