Cannes, May 18 -- The sequel to Na Hong-jin's action alien epic 'Hope' is in the works after it impressed the crowd at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, reported Variety.

The Korean auteur revealed the news during a press conference on Monday, saying, "I think you can readily imagine this sequel. And there's a script that's already been done that I'd like to shoot. So if I have the opportunity, I would indeed make a sequel if possible," as quoted by Variety.

The big-budget film, which stars Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and Hoyeon Jung as well as Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell and Cameron Britton, combines a gritty survival story with an original sci-fi mythology. Actors Fassbender, Vikander and Russell all play CGI...