First trailer for 'Okja' showcases Bong Joon-ho's incredible imaginative feature

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By Darian Scalamoni

            With Cannes Film Festival wrapping up and Netflix making their presence felt there, one of the films they will be distributing, Okja just received its first trailer. Bong Joon-ho’s (Snowpiercer, The Host) next feature looks to be an imaginative and different story than we’ve seen before and I sure am excited to see it on Netflix at the end of June.

            Okja follows Mija, a young girl who must rescue her best friend, who also happens to be a giant genetically modified creature that looks like a cross between a pig and a hippo. An international corporation has kidnapped the titular animal and wants to use it for meat to sell to millions but Mija works together with a group of animal lovers to return her best friend to good hands. I absolutely loved this trailer and though reviews of Cannes have been mixed, I love the comparisons to E.T., it clearly looks like Joon-ho was inspired by the Spielberg classic. Also, the cast helps put this film over the top for me as Tilda Swinton and Paul Dano look to steal the movie.

            Check out the trailer for Okja below! The film stars An Seo Hyun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Lily Collins, Steven Yeun, Devon Bostick, Daniel Henshall, Shirley Henderson, Giancarlo Esposito and Jake Gyllenhaal. Okja is available to stream on Netflix starting June 28^th.