Mubi is once again flexing it financial muscle ahead of Cannes, picking up one of the buzziest films heading to this year’s festival. The arthouse distributor and production company has acquired Na Hong-Jin’s (“The Wailing,” “The Yellow Sea”) sci-fi action thriller “ Hope ” for multiple territories, including Latin America, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Turkey. Neon has already bought the film for the U.S. Set to premiere in Competition in Cannes and written and directed by Hong-Jin, “Hope” stars Hwang Jung-min (“Narcos Saints,” “The Wailing”), Zo In-sung (“Moving”) and Hoyeon (“Disclaimer,” “Squid Game”), as well as Michael Fassbender (“The Killer,” “12 Years a Slave”), Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl,” “Ex Machina”), Taylor Russell (“Bones and All, Waves”) and Cameron Britton (“The Umbrella Academy,” “Mindhunter”). Popular on Variety According to the synopsis, “Hope” follows a police officer who is alerted to the news that a tiger has appeared in the hills, sending the town into chaos.…