Actor Zo In-sung, who plays Sung-ki in the Korean sci-fi blockbuster “Hope,” said Thursday he accepted the role after weighing whether to challenge himself or play it safe. “Hope,” directed by Na Hong-jin, portrays local cops and villagers who fight mysterious but powerful creatures that suddenly appear in a remote seaside town near the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone. Zo leads a crew of young villagers as they get embroiled in a deadly fight for survival, delivering riveting action moves that penetrate through the latter half of the film. “The genre itself is not easy. Korean sci-fi films have gone through their share of ups and downs, and perhaps that is inevitable for the genre. There are hurdles they have to overcome,” Zo said in an interview with reporters, referring to the genre that remains a minority sector in Korean cinema. “I thought about whether I should take the safe route or challenge myself, and now that I’m in more of a senior position, I felt it would be better to choose the challenge,” he said. “I don’t want my career to become dull … I wanted to keep moving and
