Mickey 17 director Bong Joon-ho and actor Mark Ruffalo denied the rumors that the film’s villain, a fascist politician named Kenneth Marshall (Ruffalo), has been impressed by the present U.S. President Donald Trump. They asserted that Kenneth was not based mostly on any actual individual.
Bong Joon-ho and Mark Ruffalo deny that Mickey 17 villain is predicated on an actual individual
Joon-ho and Ruffalo appeared at a press occasion in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, February 20, and clarified that Kenneth Marshall was not impressed by any particular person from the true world. This comes after speculations circulated that Trump may need impressed the character.
“Because the movie portrays numerous political nightmares and depictions of dictators, viewers seem to undertaking their very own historical past onto them,” stated Joon-ho. (by way of K-VIBE)
The Oscar-winning filmmaker recalled an incident to underscore what he was saying. In the course of the film’s premiere on the ongoing Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition on February 15, an Italian journalist requested Joon-ho whether or not Benito Mussolini was the inspiration behind Marshall.
Apart from directing, Joon-ho produced the film and likewise penned the screenplay based mostly on the science fiction novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. The sci-fi dystopian comedy film revolves round Robert Pattinson’s Mickey Barnes, a destitute man with desires of leaving Earth. He agrees to be an expendable clone laborer in Niflheim, a human colony. Mickey is meant to get a brand new physique each time the present one dies. Issues turn out to be difficult when Mickey 18 comes alive although Mickey 17 isn’t lifeless. Marshall is a politician on Niflheim and harbors nefarious plans for the colony. Toni Collette performs Ylfa, Marshall’s bold spouse.
Reflecting on his character, Ruffalo agreed with Joon-ho. “He’s an archetypal petty dictator. We’ve seen this sort of chief time and time once more over the past century,” he stated. “They’re all the identical — egotistical, fragile, self-centered, and self-serving,” Ruffalo added.
The MCU actor famous that he drew from numerous people to develop his character. Throughout the identical occasion, Joon-ho noticed that Ruffalo gave “a compelling and universally resonant portrayal of his character by seamlessly mixing numerous parts.”
Mickey 17 premieres within the U.S. on March 7, 2025.
