Korean director Bong Joon-ho burst into the mainstream with his award-winning movie, Parasite, which also earned him an Oscar, among several other accolades. For his next project, it appears that Bong has his eyes set on Hollywood, with The Batman star Robert Pattinson reportedly set to take the lead.
Bong Joon-ho's Parasite made history back in 2019 as the first non-English movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Financially, the 2019 thriller has brought in hundreds of millions of dollars at the global box office with a limited HBO series coming soon. But, after wowing audiences with Parasite, Bong Joon-ho's follow-up will be a science fiction movie that he will write, direct, and produce through Offscreen in conjunction with Dooho Choi for Kate Street Picture Company and Plan-B.
According to Deadline, Bong's upcoming sci-fi film is still shrouded in mystery. However, some facts have come up. For starters, Pattinson is in talks to star. Meanwhile, the film's plot will reportedly take inspiration from Edward Ashton's Mickey7, a novel that revolves around the story of an employee set to colonize Niflheim, an ice-filled desolate world. Mickey7 is specifically chosen because he is a disposable employee. Every time a Mickey7 dies, his memories are transferred to a new body, and he starts all over again. However, for some reason, Mikey7 finds a new clone, Mikey8, replacing him after returning to base following his death.