100 Nights of Hero is clearly a romantic fantasy, but the romance part of that gets a bit more weight in this first trailer. Sure, we get a tiny taste of Hero (Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Emma Corrin) talking up her storytelling abilities, but most 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 test her loyalty while he’s away, perhaps not realizing Cherry and Hero also have a rather strong attraction.
What’s at stake? Several hearts and at least one castle, from the looks of things. We are loving the lavish production design, especially the costumes and quirky hats, and the whimsical fairy tale quality.
“Any time you feel like you need rescuing, I’ll tell a story,” Hero tells Cherry in a tender moment, and later we see the stories become a way of coping with the predicament Cherry’s husband has put everyone in. However, aside from a few quick glimpses, we don’t get much on the stories in this trailer—or characters we’re particularly excited to meet played by Charlie XCX and a silver-haired Felicity Jones.
Written and directed by Julia Jackman and based on Isabela Greenberg’s acclaimed graphic novel, The One Hundred Nights of Hero, the movie also features Amir El-Masry and Richard E. Grant. 100 Nights of Hero hits theaters December 5.
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