Director Bong Joon-ho‘s ‘Mickey 17’ Confirmed for North American Release on April 18, 2025 [Official]

Director Bong Joon-ho’s new film ‘Mickey 17’ has confirmed its North American release date. It has been set for April 18, 2025, during the Easter holiday season, the peak season in the first half of the year.

‘Mickey 17’ is a film about an unpredictable story that unfolds when ‘Mickey’, an expendable item (Expendable) that is deployed for dangerous work and is reprinted when he dies, is faced with his 17th death crisis, and ‘Mickey 18’ is printed, thinking he is dead. It is also scheduled to be released in IMAX worldwide, raising the expectations of movie fans.

A Warner Bros. spokesperson said, “We put a lot of effort into securing the release date of April 18, 2025. “We are very excited about the new release date for ‘Mickey 17’ and are delighted to be able to present this film to audiences in the IMAX special theater,” he said. The Easter and April markets, along with Christmas, are the peak seasons for the North American box office, giving us a glimpse into Warner Bros.’ confidence in ‘Mickey 17’.

Warner Bros. has many Easter holiday season hits, including ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, which ranked first at the Easter box office all-time, ‘Godzilla X Kong: New Empire’, which ranked fifth all-time, and ‘Ready Player One’, which ranked seventh all-time, so their distribution know-how is also anticipated. In addition, blockbuster films such as ‘Fast & Furious 7’ and ‘The Matrix’ were released on Easter.

Warner Bros. is expected to maintain its original principle of releasing the film in Korea first worldwide. It plans to announce the Korean release date as soon as it is confirmed to be earlier than the North American release date of April 18.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com