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Alien Attack: Fassbender & Vikander Play the Monsters?
9 Jul
Summary
- Sci-fi thriller 'Hope' features an alien attack in a remote South Korean village.
- Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander reportedly play the aliens.
- 'Hope' premieres in theaters on September 9.
A new science-fiction thriller titled "Hope" will arrive in theaters on September 9. Directed by Na Hong-jin, the film unfolds in a remote South Korean village where residents and police confront an alien invasion. The movie stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Hwang Jung-min, Hoyeon, and Zo In-sung.
Reports from the Cannes Film Festival suggest that Fassbender and Vikander, who previously co-starred in "The Light Between Oceans" and fell in love during its production, portray the alien entities in "Hope." This collaboration marks their first joint acting project since 2016.
Vikander shared that filmmaker Na Hong-jin approached her and Fassbender to play aliens after a separate project they had developed together did not materialize. "Hope" promises a narrative that escalates from ignorance and human conflict to a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
