‘Hope’ Director, Star Weigh In on Sequel Plans
If you watched Director Na Hong-jin‘s new sci-fi film, Hope, you likely have a bunch of questions swirling inside your mind palace over the bonkers display of pure filmmaking you witnessed for nearly three hours. While many of those questions begin and end with “WTF did I just watch?” one question on everyone’s mind, whether they loved the film or not, is whether there are plans for a sequel. io9 got the lowdown from Na and Hope standout Hoyeon about the odds that the instant-cult classic movie is bound for a sequel. Hope starts out unassuming enough as far as creature-feature feasting at the throne of Bong Joon Ho’s The Host go.
- ▪If you watched Director Na Hong-jin‘s new sci-fi film, Hope, you likely have a bunch of questions swirling inside your mind palace over the bonkers display of pure filmmaking you witnessed for nearly three hours.
- ▪While many of those questions begin and end with “WTF did I just watch?” one question on everyone’s mind, whether they loved the film or not, is whether there are plans for a sequel. io9 got the lowdown from Na and Hope standout Hoyeon abou
- ▪Hope starts out unassuming enough as far as creature-feature feasting at the throne of Bong Joon Ho’s The Host go.
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If you watched Director Na Hong-jin‘s new sci-fi film, Hope, you likely have a bunch of questions swirling inside your mind palace over the bonkers display of pure filmmaking you witnessed for nearly three hours. While many of those questions begin and end with “WTF did I just watch?” one question on everyone’s mind, whether they loved the film or not, is whether there are plans for a sequel. io9 got the lowdown from Na and Hope standout Hoyeon about the odds that the instant-cult classic movie is bound for a sequel. Hope starts out unassuming enough as far as creature-feature feasting at the throne of Bong Joon Ho’s The Host go.
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