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In Norse mythology, the ash tree known as Yggdrasill binds together all nine worlds, from the underworld of Niflheim to the realm of the gods, Asgard.
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Mickey 17 Bong Joon Ho's first directorial feature since 2020's Parasite is a sci-fi black comedy starring Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a disposable crew member on a mission to colonize the ice planet Niflheim.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Bonus features include: Behind the Lens: Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17
Mickey 17: A World Reimagined
The Faces of Niflheim
Theatrical Trailers
Is Mickey 17 Available to Stream in the US?
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The environment of Niflheim was pure movie-magic, combining special and visual effects.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Bong has adapted Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7 and upped the ante by ten, making disingenuous reference to biblical seriousness by setting the prophetic story on Planet Niflheim (referencing the Nephilim in the Old Testament), yet there’s a basic, goofy lack of seriousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
Bong's movie is a big-budget sci-fi comedy about a mismatched group of people — led by amoral politician Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) — on a mission to colonize the alien world of Niflheim.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Mickey's one solace throughout the four-and-a-third-year journey to Niflheim is his romance with security agent Nasha (Naomi Ackie), the only crew member who thinks of every version of him as a person rather than a human guinea pig.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Now, the newest theatrical worm entry is the creeper, a worm-like species native to the ice planet of Niflheim in Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho's feature adaptation of Ashton Edward's sci-fi novel Mickey7.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Mickey 17 Bong Joon Ho's first directorial feature since 2020's Parasite is a sci-fi black comedy starring Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a disposable crew member on a mission to colonize the ice planet Niflheim.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Bonus features include: Behind the Lens: Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17
Mickey 17: A World Reimagined
The Faces of Niflheim
Theatrical Trailers
Is Mickey 17 Available to Stream in the US?
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The environment of Niflheim was pure movie-magic, combining special and visual effects.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Bong has adapted Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7 and upped the ante by ten, making disingenuous reference to biblical seriousness by setting the prophetic story on Planet Niflheim (referencing the Nephilim in the Old Testament), yet there’s a basic, goofy lack of seriousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
Bong's movie is a big-budget sci-fi comedy about a mismatched group of people — led by amoral politician Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) — on a mission to colonize the alien world of Niflheim.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Mickey's one solace throughout the four-and-a-third-year journey to Niflheim is his romance with security agent Nasha (Naomi Ackie), the only crew member who thinks of every version of him as a person rather than a human guinea pig.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Now, the newest theatrical worm entry is the creeper, a worm-like species native to the ice planet of Niflheim in Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho's feature adaptation of Ashton Edward's sci-fi novel Mickey7.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Niflheim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Niflheim. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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