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.
Directed by Na Hong-jin (The Wailing), the new film takes place in Hope Harbor, a remote village near a heavily fortified demilitarized zone. Local chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) goes to investigate a possible tiger appearance in the area, only to discover that it’s not actually a tiger. Instead, it turns out to be an alien—several of them, and they’re chasing and killing anyone they see. Soon, the whole town is relying on each other to survive and figure out what, if anything, these aliens want with them. Along with Jung-min, Zo In-Sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Alicia Vikander, and Michael Fassbender round out the cast.
Hope screened for Cannes critics attending on Sunday night , and reception at time of writing has been generally positive. It sounds like it rocks on a pure action and creature feature level, but when it’s time to show what the aliens actually are, the visual effects might not be up to the task. Since it’s not supposed to hit theaters until the fall, it’s possible the effects will get punched up by then. But impressions are out there if you want to seek them out—and if you just want to ignore all that and let any trailers do their job, that’s also fine.
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