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Prime Video Officially Has a New Sci-Fi Hit Thanks to Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender’s sci-fi film *Hope* has found a new audience on streaming, entering Prime Video’s top 10 in several countries. Its rise gives the alien-invasion film fresh momentum after its cinema run and renews attention on Fassbender, whose recent screen work has been relatively quiet.
Written and directed by Na Hong-jin, *Hope* opened in cinemas in September and earned nearly $50 million worldwide in just over a month. It follows a police chief, a policewoman and hunters as they pursue a mysterious creature threatening a Korean village; the cast also includes Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Taylor Russell and Alicia Vikander.
In short
- *Hope* has entered Prime Video’s top 10 in several countries.
- The film earned nearly $50 million at the global box office.
- Michael Fassbender stars in Na Hong-jin’s alien-invasion story.
Explained simply
Hope is a science-fiction film written and directed by South Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin. It centres on a village in Korea where a police chief, a policewoman and local hunters try to track down a mysterious creature.
Michael Fassbender is among the film’s international cast, alongside South Korean actors Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Hoyeon, and actors Taylor Russell and Alicia Vikander. The story combines a local community’s response to a threat with an alien-invasion premise, giving viewers a science-fiction setting rooted in a Korean village.