The First ‘Hope’ Trailer Looks Like a Helluva Monster Movie
The Cannes Film Festival is showcasing upcoming films, including the monster movie 'Hope' which recently released its first trailer. Directed by Na Hong-jin, the film features a small village facing alien threats instead of a tiger. Initial reactions from critics have been positive, although concerns about the visual effects have been noted.
- ▪'Hope' is directed by Na Hong-jin, known for 'The Wailing'.
- ▪The film is set in a remote village near a demilitarized zone and involves aliens attacking the locals.
- ▪The cast includes Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-Sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Alicia Vikander, and Michael Fassbender.
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The Cannes Film Festival is currently going on right now, meaning we’re getting an idea of what movies await us this year and potentially the next. On the genre front, a real promising one looks to be Hope, which just got its first trailer.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000759797","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"trailer-frenzy","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"trailer-frenzy","TAGS":"alicia-vikander,cannes,hope,michael-fassbender,na-hong-jin","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Directed by Na Hong-jin (The Wailing), the new film takes place in Hope Harbor, a remote village near a…
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