News hope Na Hong-jin’s Alien Invasion Film Hope Gets a First Trailer—and a Possible Sequel The new film from the director of The Wailing is coming this fall By Molly Templeton | Published on May 18, 2026 Screenshot: Neon Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Neon Hope, the new film from director Na Hong-jin, has already been described as “Cannes’ craziest movie” after its premiere at the French festival. The rest of us just get a teaser—for now. There may be more Hope down the road: Na has already written a sequel. “So if I have the opportunity, I would indeed make a sequel if possible,” he told Variety. Hope stars Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon Jung, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell, and Cameron Britton. Fassbender, Vikander, and Russell are playing aliens, which becomes quite interesting when you watch the teaser. These aliens are … well, the actors are not recognizable (though one may wonder if the aliens can change forms). Na’s teaser isn’t shy about showing the aliens, which look kind of like if you crossed a hairless version of the creatures from Attack the Block with a lanky T-rex, then maybe removed some skin. They have very big mouths and very big claws. Here’s the synopsis: In the remote South Korea village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and officer Sung-ae (Hoyeon) are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village. In the nearby forest, a coterie of hunters, including Sung-ki (Zo In-sung), set out to track the beast and find themselves hunted instead. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions. Na told Deadline that he watched a lot of American action movies for inspiration, from Duel to Jaws to Die Hard to Lethal Weapon. “I wanted to reference from the eighties and nineties for that sort of lone hero cop style to be reflected in my movie,” he said. Reviews from Cannes have been mostly enthusiastic; The Hollywood Reporter said, “It’s a great feeling to know from a movie’s first frames that you’re in the hands of an assured genre auteur. The rare action thriller that takes place almost entirely in broad daylight, Hope pulls you in immediately with its virtuoso camerawork, pulse-pounding score, adrenalized pacing and sharply drawn characters.” Neon is releasing the movie in the U.S. this fall, but a specific release date has yet to be announced.[end-mark] The post Na Hong-jin’s Alien Invasion Film <i>Hope</i> Gets a First Trailer—and a Possible Sequel appeared first on Reactor.