Again in January, we reported the thrilling information that Parasite director (and Oscar winner) Bong Joon Ho was lastly beginning to put his subsequent movie collectively, casting Robert Pattinson in a brand new sci-fi novel adaptation. Now we all know that Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo may even be within the forged.

The novel in query is Mickey7, written by Edward Ashton and revealed this previous February. It follows Mickey7, who’s an Expendable: a disposable worker on a human expedition despatched to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Each time there’s a mission that’s too harmful — even suicidal — the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a brand new physique is regenerated with most of his recollections intact. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the phrases of his deal… and why it was the one colonial place unfilled when he took it.

With Bong, there’s each likelihood the supply materials will merely encourage what finally ends up on display screen, so do not anticipate to easy adaptation. And we do not but know what roles Ackie, Collette and Ruffalo have snagged. Nonetheless… Among the greatest actors round working with that director? We already wish to see this one.