The Korean master spoke with Scott Feinberg at the 2020 Santa Barbara International Film Festival and again five years later via Zoom.

A master at highlighting class struggles through his movies, Bong Joon-ho has built a modest net worth that might rise with 'Mickey 17'.

While Mickey 17 is adapted from Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7, Ashton’s version is a much more straightforward sci-fi story than Bong’s. In the Korean virtuoso’s hands, this story plays out like an extension of nearly every theme and visual approach he’s used throughout his lengthy career.