Director Bong Joon Ho tells IndieWire why he cast Mark Ruffalo as a flamboyant, failed politician in his new film, "Mickey 17."

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,

Bong Joon-ho is addressing chatter about Donald Trump being the inspiration behind Mark Ruffalo’s villainous character in Mickey 17. In a new interview, the Oscar-winning director discussed who really inspired the egomaniacal politician Kenneth Marshall,

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.

Filmmaker Bong Joon Ho has made it clear that Mickey 17 is not a veiled critique of any one leader but rather a broader commentary on power and resilience.

It has been five years since Bong Joon Ho won three Oscars for Parasite, shocking the industry and bringing the cult auteur into the Hollywood mainstream. Finally, the South Korean filmmaker has returned with his biggest project yet: Mickey 17,