Pattinson's latest sci-fi black comedy is hoping to do big things at the box office, and show the star like we've never seen him before.

Based on Ashton Edward's 2022 novel Mickey7, Mickey 17 sees Robert Pattinson as an "expendable" (a disposable employee) who gets sent on a dangerous mission to colonize an ice planet.

Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho is back with Mickey 17, a sci-fi film starring Robert Pattinson in the lead role. The film releases in theatres in March.

Robert Pattinson attended a footage preview and press conference of his next Mickey 17 held at a mall in Seoul. Following his official engagements, the actor was spotted exploring the vibrant streets of Seochon.

At the event, Pattinson wore a pair of oversized trousers with a baggy silhouette and dropped crotch. The hemline of the pants bunched overtop Pattinson’s chunky boots. Pattinson also wore a loose-fitting navy shirt and layered up with a blue striped cotton shirt and blue checked cotton reversible jacket with Christian Dior couture embroidery courtesy of the men’s spring 2025 collection.

Bong Joon Ho and Robert Pattinson kicked off the long-awaited launch of Mickey 17 with the first official press event for the movie in the Korean capital of Seoul on Monday. Korean director Bong’s first feature since his 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or and quadruple Oscar winner Parasite,