First trailer for Okja proves that giant monsters can always get weirder

The first teaser trailer for Bong Joon-ho's new kaiju flick, Okja.

Okja is a twist on the classic monster movie. It's also a twist on mad science movies, coming-of-age movies, and satires of corporate life. Things are so twisty because it's the latest offering from cult director Bong Joon-ho, who previously gave us wacky, dark science fiction movies like The Host and Snowpiercer.

Okja is the result of Netflix giving Bong $50 million and complete artistic freedom, and the results look just as bizarre as you might hope. The movie stars Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, and Giancarlo Esposito, among others.

The central struggle is between image-obsessed corporate scientist Nancy Mirando (Swinton) and a girl named Mija (Ahn). In this teaser trailer, we hear Nancy proclaim that she's put science and nature together to create something extraordinary. But that "something" is Mija's best friend, who also happens to be a giant monster. We only see a glimpse of the monster, but if Bong's previous monster movie The Host is any indication, this megabeast is going to look great.

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