Robert Pattinsonplays expendable Mickey, living in a human colony on an ice planet governed by brutal idiots.
The film also co-starsSteven Yeunas Mickey’s self-centered best friend, Timo (Beef).
In this interview, Ackie and Collette talk with CollidersSteve Weintraubto discuss their roles inMickey 17.
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COLLIDER: Toni, do you think your character is terrible?
Do you think she knows shes a terrible person, or does she just not care?
NAOMI ACKIE: That’s a good question.
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TONI COLLETTE: I don’t think she cares.
She’s too narcissistic to see beyond herself.
ACKIE:Very, very luxurious bubble.
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What Does Nasha See in Mickey?
“She gives him the time to reveal himself.”
Naomi, Nasha pretty quickly falls for Mickey.
Did you come up with a reason why, or did director Bong actually tell you?
ACKIE: We never really figured out a reason why.
It’s, I think, many different things.
I think there’s an animal attraction.
I think that she sees something in him that is quite special.
But I think it’s cool that they did.
Director Bong Joon Ho Directs Moments Rather Than Scenes.
At first, it was quite jarring.
I’m a huge fan of the way Bong sets up his shots and his direction in general.
COLLETTE: I find it fascinating how he works.
I had never worked this way before.
He is completely aware of what the film is going to be before we even start.
He makes it so fun on set.
ACKIE: He does.
You stop looking at it like scenes, and you start looking at it as moments instead.
COLLETTE: Its like life.
ACKIE: Yeah, basically.
COLLETTE: How long did that take?
ACKIE: Took about a week.
Maybe a week and a half.
COLLETTE: Did it?!
ACKIE: Yeah, because it was these open prison bar cells.
COLLETTE: Locked in a cage?
[Laughs]
ACKIE: Yeah!
COLLETTE: I think that was when I met you guys.
I arrived to come and say hi and you guys were all locked up.
ACKIE: We were just in little cages, like, Hi Toni!
But again, it’s just part and parcel, and you got really used to it.
There was just something so easygoing about this set that I really didn’t anticipate.
Mickey 17arrives in theaters on Friday, March 7, 2025.
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