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  • Taylor Russell joins Korean thriller ‘Hope’

    By Express News Service

    We had earlier reported that Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Squid Game breakout star HoYeon Jung would be teamed up for an upcoming Korean thriller, Hope. The latest update is that  Bones and All fame Taylor Russell has joined the cast. 

    Directed by Na Hong-Jin, the film’s story is set in the harbour town named Hopo Port. The city faces a mysterious incident, and the residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before. 

    Hope is produced by the filmmaker’s production banner Forged Films and Korean studio Plus M Entertainment. It was earlier reported that husband and wife Fassbender and Vikander will speak English in the film and want to take part after being impressed by the director’s previous work.

    Besides Bones and All, Taylor Russell has been greatly appreciated for her performance in Trey Edward Shults’ directorial Waves. Her other popular acting credits include Lost in Space and Escape Room, among others.  

    We had earlier reported that Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Squid Game breakout star HoYeon Jung would be teamed up for an upcoming Korean thriller, Hope. The latest update is that  Bones and All fame Taylor Russell has joined the cast. 

    Directed by Na Hong-Jin, the film’s story is set in the harbour town named Hopo Port. The city faces a mysterious incident, and the residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before. 

    Hope is produced by the filmmaker’s production banner Forged Films and Korean studio Plus M Entertainment. It was earlier reported that husband and wife Fassbender and Vikander will speak English in the film and want to take part after being impressed by the director’s previous work.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Besides Bones and All, Taylor Russell has been greatly appreciated for her performance in Trey Edward Shults’ directorial Waves. Her other popular acting credits include Lost in Space and Escape Room, among others. 
     

  • Nicole Kidman to star in, executive produce series based on Maria Sodahl’s ‘Hope’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is set to play the lead role in a television series adaptation of Norwegian author Maria Sodahl’s movie “Hope”.

    The film is Norway’s entry for the best international feature film category at the 93rd Academy Awards.

    Released in 2019, ‘Hope’ features actors Andrea Braein Hovig and Stellan Skarsgard. According to Variety, the series is being billed as a complicated, blended family drama.

    It’s expected to chronicle twelve days of a family’s Christmas together, including the unraveling of a marriage, with six children between them.

    The drama was nominated for best director and best actress at the 2020 European Academy Awards.

    Amazon Studios acquired the TV adaptation rights to the film and roped in Alice Bell to pen the script. Kidman will also serve as executive producer alongside Bell.