‘100 Nights of Hero’ Teases a Cheeky Medieval Fantasy

Launched in 2016, Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero earned a loyal following for its witty twist on The Arabian Nights, imagining a married girl and her beloved maid turning to the ability of storytelling to guard the spouse from her husband’s creepy wager. Now the story is coming to the large display screen with an all-star solid—and right this moment’s teaser provides us our first take a look at its medieval folklore-inspired world.

Because the trailer exhibits, Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Emma Corrin (because the maid, Hero), Longlegs‘ Maika Monroe (because the spouse, Cherry), and Masters of the Universe‘s Nicholas Galitzine (because the spouse’s decided suitor) lead a solid that additionally consists of Amir Al-Masry, Charlie XCX, Richard E. Grant, and Felicity Jones.

Right here’s the official synopsis: “When her neglectful husband departs after putting a secret wager to check her constancy, Cherry (Monroe) and her sharp-witted maid, Hero (Corrin), should fend off a dangerously seductive customer: Manfred (Galitzine).”

There are nearly Yorgos Lanthimos vibes within the mix of interval setting, fantasy, and what appears like an offbeat and trendy humorousness; the costumes are additionally spectacular. It’s not clear from this primary teaser if the film will hew to the novel’s storytelling gadget, however you need to think about among the characters we simply see for an prompt (Felicity Jones in a protracted silver wig; Charlie XCX, strumming a really unusual-looking guitar) could also be characters in Hero’s fastidiously crafted tales.

Written and directed by Julia Jackman, 100 Nights of Hero hits theaters December 5.

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