Science fiction dark comedy ‘Mickey 17’ in 11 Lankan cinemas

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Science fiction dark comedy ‘Mickey 17’ is being shown in 11 cinemas in the country.

They are Kandy City Centre, Liberty by Scope Kollupitiya, Colombo City Centre, Scope Cinema – Havelock City Mall, PVR Cinemas, Milano Diamond, Majestic Colombo, Regal Katubedda, Regal Gampaha, Regal Bandarawela and Ram Cinema.

Produced, written, and directed by Bong Joon-ho, the movie is based on the 2022 novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. The film stars Robert Pattinson in the title role, alongside Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. Set in the future, the plot follows a man who signs up to be an “Expendable” in space, a disposable worker who gets cloned after he dies.

A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonise the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact.