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Mickey 17 director Bong Joon-ho insists Mark Ruffalo's politician isn't based on Donald Trump

Mickey 17 director Bong Joon-ho says Mark Ruffalo's self-centred politician is not based on US president Donald Trump

‘Mickey 17’ director Bong Joon-ho has insisted Mark Ruffalo’s antagonist was not based on Donald Trump.

The 55-year-old filmmaker addressed speculation that Ruffalo’s egomaniacal politician Kenneth Marshall was inspired by the US president, but Joon-ho has stressed the character was not based on Trump and was instead influenced by “a mix of many different politicians” and “dictators that we have seen throughout history.”

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