Overview
- Na Hong‑jin’s nearly 160‑minute sci‑fi monster epic Hope released a full international trailer in early July that clearly shows several alien creatures and a spacecraft without revealing major plot outcomes.
- The film premiered divisively at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival where critics and audiences were sharply split over its tone and effects, a split reviewers and outlets have described as polarizing.
- Na acknowledged the Cannes cut was unfinished and has continued postproduction work, with the July trailers appearing to reflect additional visual‑effects and sound refinements before the local release.
- Plus M pre‑sold Hope to roughly 200 territories recouping a large portion of its reported ₩50 billion (about $33 million) budget and Neon will release the film in North America on September 9 after a South Korean opening on July 15.
- The movie stars Hwang Jung‑min, Zo In‑sung and Jung Ho‑yeon with surprise supporting appearances by Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and others and Na has said he has a completed sequel script he would pursue if feasible.