"Mickey 17" is here. The latest from director Bong Joon-ho, coming off of his 2019 Oscar powerhouse "Parasite," stars Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Tony Collette, Naomi Ackie and Steven Yuen. It's based on a book that was released a couple of years ago by Edward Ashton (it already has a sequel) and had a number of release dates before finally settling on March 7 - that's this week.

Ruffalo’s villain is a projection of the world's "most stressful political leader," observes the filmmaker.Bong Joon Ho is well aware that audiences see Donald Trump in Kenneth Marshall, the egomaniacal politician played by a delightfully absurd Mark Ruffalo in his new sci-fi comedy,

Mickey 17 director Bong Joon-ho recently opened up about the comparisons being drawn between Mark Ruffalo's character in his film with US President Donald Trump.