Why Hollywood stars played computer-generated aliens in 'Hope'

Asked why he joined director Na Hong-jin's sci-fi thriller "Hope," actor Michael Fassbender had a simple answer: "Alicia told me to do it." The Hollywood star's joke drew laughs at a Monday press conference during the 79th Cannes Film Festival, where Fassbender, his wife Alicia Vikander and co-star Taylor Russell joined Na and the Korean cast — Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Jung Ho-yeon — at the Palais des Festivals. When asked why three established Hollywood actors chose to play aliens, Fassbender pointed to the unpredictability of Na's direction. "I think what's kind of interesting about the filmmaking of director Na as well is you just don't know what's going to come next," Fassbender said. Contrasting Na's work with predictable genres like Westerns, he added that the feeling of the unexpected can be quite rare in a cinematic experience. "I think he's a master at that." Vikander said her interest in Asian cinema dates back to 2010. "My first ever film festival that I went to internationally was Busan. I was about 21," she said. "I stayed there for a few days and I just kind of fell

Original source: Korea Times