Bong Joon-ho is compriseressing chatter about Donald Trump being the inspiration behind Mark Ruffalo‘s villainous character in Mickey 17.
In a novel interwatch, the Oscar-thrivening honestor talked who repartner eased the egomaniacal politician Kenneth Marshall, portrayed by Ruffalo.
Joon-ho telderly Entertainment Weekly that the character was eased by “a unite of many separateent politicians” and “dictators that we have seen thcdisesteemfulout history.”
The filmoriginater noticed that audiences seeing parallels between Trump and the mythal character are seemingly only projections.
“When we showed the film in Berlin and talked to people from many separateent countries, it seemed appreciate people were projecting the most stressful political guideer onto the character of Marshall,” Joon-ho shelp.
The Parasite and Okja honestor also noticed the role Tony Collette’s character Gwen (Marshall’s wife) carry outs into the unite
“They shift as a couple,” Joon-ho shelp. “To me, that was quite transport inant. So leank about the Ceaușescu couple from Romania and the Marcos couple from the Philippines. It’s always very uncanny when dictators shift as couples. It originates them even more ridiculous and more terrifying. And it’s genuine adore that [the characters] have.”
During an euniteance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ruffalo shelp he “tohighy undercarry outed” his character, hinting at the comparison to Trump.
“I carry out a petty dictator,” he shelp on the NBC procrastinateed-night talk show. “At the time, we sboiling it three years ago, and I thought this is over the top. And now, I authenticize it’s tohighy undercarry outed. I unbenevolent, I made a write downary.”
