Korean sci-fi ‘Hope’ to launch in India on September 25

Mumbai: Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’, his follow-up to 2016 horror hit ‘The Wailing’, is all set to launch in Indian theatres on September 25.

The film, which had its world premiere on the Cannes Movie Competition, options prime Korean stars like Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, alongside Hollywood actors Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender. It will likely be launched in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Korean.

In ‘Hope’, a village police chief and his rookie deputy should defend the neighborhood from a mysterious creature after wildfires sever all communications. On the identical time, a neighborhood looking social gathering finds itself being hunted deep within the mountains.

The movie marks Na’s return to filmmaking after a niche of a decade. It was additionally his fourth consecutive movie to be invited to Cannes following ‘Chaser’, ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘The Wailing’.

With ‘Hope’, Na mentioned, he wished to create a movie that begins with the primal worry of encountering an unknown creature and steadily expands right into a story about survival, human intuition and the results of worry.

“We wished the world of the movie to really feel each rapid and unpredictable, whereas additionally giving the viewers the dimensions and spectacle of a giant cinematic expertise. I’m excited for audiences in India to expertise this world on the massive display screen,” he added.

Offered by ‘Plus M Leisure’ and produced by ‘Cast Movies’ in co-production with ‘Plus M Leisure’ and ‘Westworld’, ‘Hope’ is being launched in India by way of ‘Star Leisure Pvt Ltd’. “We’re thrilled to convey Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ to Indian audiences. With its launch throughout 5 languages, we hope to make this formidable and critically acclaimed movie accessible to audiences throughout India. We’re excited to ask Indian audiences to expertise ‘Hope’ in Indian cinemas,” Jiten Hemdev, MD and CEO of ‘Star Leisure Pvt Ltd’, mentioned.