Berlin Goes Bananas for Robert Pattinson and His Clones in Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’
The Berlin Film Festival got a double dose of Robert Pattinson with the premiere of Bong Joon Ho’s 'Mickey 17' on Saturday night.
The Berlin Film Festival got a double dose of Robert Pattinson with the premiere of Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” on Saturday night. And the actor – who plays an explorer and his clone in this trippy sci-fi adventure – managed to at least double the cheering inside the theater after the film’s credits rolled.
“Mickey 17” received one of the most enthusiastic receptions at the festival so far. The crowd at the Berlinale Palast Theater showered Bong’s latest parable with a standing ovation that only lasted for one minute but would have gone on longer if not for an interruption. Berlin’s new chief Tricia Tuttle stopped the cheering to bring Bong onstage for a brief Q&A.
“I was so fascinated by the concept of human printing,” Bong said to the audience, expressing relief that they stayed through the end of the 137-minute film. “Mickey 17,” which will open in theaters on March 7 from Warner Bros., is set in a dystopian universe where an aimless Mickey flees Earth on a spaceship by agreeing to become “an expandable,” donating his body to the mission. Mickey is tasked with dangerous risks that lead to his death, but he returns via clones of himself; his memory remains intact through a state-of-the-art printing machine on the craft.
Popular on Variety“It just felt so great thinking about printing more Robert Pattinsons,” Bong said. “He’s so very printable!”
Pattinson, who attended the premiere giving off Batman vibes (in an all-black ensemble that included a leather coat), arrived early in the night — signing autographs and taking many selfies on his way inside the theater. “Rob! Rob! Rob!” the crowd outside chanted, showering him with the kind of movie-star welcome he was accustomed to during the peak of his “Twilight” years.
Indeed, Pattinson’s sex appeal is put to good use in “Mickey 17.” After one of the Mickeys accidentally survives a fall, he returns to the spacecraft to meet his next clone — and they fight over his girlfriend (Naomi Ackie). They even get steamy with her in a scene that gives the threesome love triangle from “Challengers” a run for its money.
Other cast in attendance included Steven Yeun and Toni Collette. And Tilda Swinton, who famously played a tyrant in 2013’s “Snowpiecer,” attended the screening after accepting an honorary Golden Bear for career achievement on Thursday night. As the movie was about to start, Pattinson and Joon flashed the crowd a love sign, each putting up a half-circle hand gesture to create a complete full heart.
“Mickey 17” is Joon’s first film since 2019’s “Parasite,” which debuted in Cannes to a five-minute standing ovation and went on to win the Oscar for best picture. Joon’s filmography – from 2006’s “The Host” to 2017’s “Okja” – often tackles themes of identity, society and class warfare, which “Mickey 17” pushes further with a Trump-like politician played by Mark Ruffalo.
The film, which costs $150 million to make, is tracking to open at just under $20 million in the United States. However, it’s possible that good word-of-mouth and reviews from Berlin could help boost its box office prospects. But a note to the festival’s organizers: Next time, let the crowd clap for much longer.
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