A sequel to “Hope,” Na Hong-jin’s alien action epic that rocked Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night, is already in the works.
The Korean auteur revealed the news during a press conference on Monday, saying: “I think you can readily imagine this sequel. And there’s a script that’s already been done that I’d like to shoot. So if I have the opportunity, I would indeed make a sequel if possible.”
The big-budget film — which stars Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and Hoyeon Jung as well as Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell and Cameron Britton — combines a gritty survival story with an original sci-fi mythology. Fassbender, Vikander and Russell all play CGI aliens who are invading earth.
Asked during the press conference why they signed on to the film, Vikander said she became interested in Korean cinema after attending the Busan Film Festival early on in her career. “I just fell in love with Asian cinema,” she said, mentioning that she saw Na’s previous film “The Wailing” and was “utterly blown away.” She even tried to work with Na on a different project which didn’t come to fruition. He then “reached out two or three years later and said, ‘I have some aliens.’ And I was intrigued,” she continued. “I didn’t think, I said yes! I think director Na is incredible, such a visionary, and I felt very honored to be part of his film.”
