We Want This ‘100 Nights of Hero’ Trailer Was Even Extra Fantastical

100 Nights of Hero is clearly a romantic fantasy, however the romance a part of that will get a bit extra weight on this first trailer. Positive, we get a tiny style of Hero (Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Emma Corrin) speaking up her storytelling talents, however many of the focus is on the battle of wills between Hero, Cherry (Longlegs‘ Maika Monroe), and Manfred (future He-Man Nicholas Galitzine)—the latter of whom has been summoned by Cherry’s husband to secretly check her loyalty whereas he’s away, maybe not realizing Cherry and Hero even have a quite sturdy attraction.

What’s at stake? A number of hearts and at the very least one fortress, from the seems of issues. We’re loving the lavish manufacturing design, particularly the costumes and quirky hats, and the whimsical fairy story high quality.

“Any time you are feeling such as you want rescuing, I’ll inform a narrative,” Hero tells Cherry in a young second, and later we see the tales change into a approach of dealing with the predicament Cherry’s husband has put everybody in. Nonetheless, apart from a couple of fast glimpses, we don’t get a lot on the tales on this trailer—or characters we’re notably excited to fulfill performed by Charlie XCX and a silver-haired Felicity Jones.

Written and directed by Julia Jackman and primarily based on Isabela Greenberg’s acclaimed graphic novel, The One Hundred Nights of Hero, the film additionally options Amir El-Masry and Richard E. Grant. 100 Nights of Hero hits theaters December 5.

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