A sequel to “Hope,” Na Hong-jin’s alien motion epic that rocked Cannes Film Festival on Sunday evening, is already within the works.
The Korean auteur revealed the information throughout a press convention 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 large-budget movie — which stars Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and Hoyeon Jung in addition to Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell and Cameron Britton — combines a gritty survival story with an authentic sci-fi mythology. Fassbender, Vikander and Russell all play CGI aliens who’re invading earth.
Requested in the course of the press convention why they signed on to the movie, Vikander mentioned she grew to become desirous about Korean cinema after attending the Busan Movie Pageant early on in her profession. “I just fell in love with Asian cinema,” she mentioned, mentioning that she noticed Na’s earlier movie “The Wailing” and was “utterly blown away.” She even tried to work with Na on a unique mission 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.”
Fassbender, who’s married to Vikander, then quipped: “Alicia told me to do it.”
“He listens to me!” she responded, inflicting the room to erupt in laughter.
Russell mentioned Vikander additionally advised her in regards to the mission, however she had been desirous to make a overseas movie for some time. “The dream is to be able to work in a different country on foreign, to me, language films and to work with an auteur. And director Na is an auteur who makes incredible cinema,” she mentioned.
“It is kind of beyond a dream to think of — I wouldn’t even cast myself in any of his films because it feels inconceivable, so when the call came, you made me laugh the entire time I talked to you, so it made me think this would be a fun ride,” Russell added. “It would be great to do more Korean films, and maybe speak Korean as well in the future.”
Na mentioned that he “did everything he could to persuade” the three stars. “Alicia and Michael and of course Taylor as well, all these three characters really have their own world,” he mentioned. “For me, I sort of hoped I could create a whole world around them. That’s why I convinced them to work with me … One of the actors I love and I admire most is Michael, so I really wanted to work with him.”
