‘Mickey 17’ Director Bong Joon-ho talked about the contact he received from Mark Ruffalo when the news of martial law broke.

On the morning of the 20th, a press conference for the film ‘Mickey 17’ was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Director Bong Joon-ho, and Producer Choi Doo-ho attended the press conference that day.

Director Bong Joon-ho emphasized, “When the news of martial law came out, Mark Ruffalo contacted me and asked, ‘Are you okay?’. I‘ve mentioned this several times on the news, but I heard the news while I was watching where Blackpink Rosé’s song was ranking. Now, we‘re back to our daily lives. This is a proud sight of the people who have already overcome martial law. I think we’ve already overcome it. All that‘s left are the legal formalities.”

Director Bong Joon-ho also said about the meaning of ‘Mickey 17’, “‘Parasite’ is a satire and criticism of capitalism, but he doesn’t have a specific goal when making a movie. I wanted to share specific emotions in all difficult situations. The movie lets us share the emotions of people breathing in such a gap. I hope the audience will feel a lot of comfort and empathy. The story I wanted to tell was that the main character, Mickey, survived in these difficult situations. He wasn‘t destroyed in the end.“

Meanwhile, ‘Mickey 17’ is a movie that depicts an unpredictable story that unfolds when ‘Mickey (played by Robert Pattinson)’, an expendable item (Expendable) used in dangerous work, is printed again when he dies, and ‘Mickey 18’ is printed while he is going through his 17th death crisis. Opening on the 28th.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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