An eerie silence falls over the corpses and mutilated buildings between flash cuts showing a mysterious monster running on a rampage – this is how the latest official trailer for acclaimed Korean director Na Hong-jin’s film begins. He hopes. The trailer finds the film’s heroes alternately hunting or fleeing from the evil creature – or creatures – through a torn-down town known as Hope Harbour, a remote coastal village near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea. Excerpts near the end of the roughly two-minute clip reveal an alien spacecraft hurtling across the sky, making it clear that this is a rare big-budget Korean sci-fi spectacle, and not just another action movie from the filmmaker. pursuer and Wailing. (See the full trailer below.)
The site debuted on Thursday, before rolling out in two phases: the opening of Plus M Entertainment He hopes In South Korean cinemas on July 15, before Neon releases the film exclusively in North American theaters on September 9.
He hopes — the auteur’s first feature film in nearly a decade — had its world premiere in competition at Cannes in May, where it attracted a six-minute standing ovation and a wave of sharply divided critical reaction, ranging from rapture to some notes of bewilderment.
Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney, chief film critic, commented strongly on the enthusiastic aspect, praising the film as a “loud sci-fi thriller” that “has an instant cult classic written all over it”.
“It’s a wonderful feeling to know from the first frames of the film that you are in the hands of such a reliable author,” Rooney wrote. “The rare thriller that takes place almost entirely in broad daylight. He hopes It instantly draws you in with its talented photography, pulse-pounding score, adrenaline-packed pace, and sharply drawn characters.
Set in the fictional border town of Hope Harbor, the film follows Police Chief Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and Officer Song-ae (Hyun) as they hunt the mysterious creature that is destroying their village, while a group of local hunters led by Sung-ki (Zoo In-sung) track the monster through the surrounding forest, becoming its prey. What begins as a miscalculation, teases the official synopsis, escalates through human conflict into a tragedy on a cosmic scale.
The Korean band – including Hwang, reunites with Na next wailing, and Squid game Breakthrough – Hoyun is rounded out by several notable Hollywood names, with Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell, and Cameron Britton appearing in minor but surprising supporting parts. He singled out Ronnie Hoyeon in particular, calling the model-turned-actress “amazing in her first feature role, from her action moves to her comedic timing.”
Na made his name with three amazing performances in the crime thriller genre pursuer and Yellow sea And the horror strike of 2016 Wailing – And meet here with him wailing Cinematographer, Hong Kyung-pyo, is a respected figure in the Korean industry whose other credits include Bong Joon-ho’s filmography. parasite And Lee Chang Dong burn. The score is by Michael Ables, the composer behind Jordan Peele Get out and no.
I got pregnant He hopes As the first chapter of a potential franchise – and international buyers are showing up on board. Korean seller Plus M has pre-sold the film to nearly 200 territories outside of Cannes, a record number for a Korean title, with deals for each Plus M recouping nearly half of the film’s net pre-release production budget.
