Steven Yeun to Co-Star With Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon Ho’s Next Sci-Fi Thriller
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIn a collaboration that feels tailor-made to excite Twitter, “Minari” actor Steven Yeun has been cast to star alongside Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon Ho’s next movie.
Though the film, set at Warner Bros., does not have a title, the science-fiction story is based on Edward Ashton’s novel “Mickey7.”The project reunites Yeun and Bong, who previously worked together on Netflix’s allegorical drama “Okja” in 2017.According to the book’s publisher, St.
Martin Press, the high-concept cerebral thriller could be described as “The Martian” meets “Dark Matter.” It follows an “expendable” — a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim — who refuses to let his replacement clone, dubbed Mickey8, take his place.
Plot details for the movie have not been confirmed, and it’s not clear how closely Bong (who is also writing the screenplay) plans to stick to the source material.
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