‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Sticking With Animation

Disney not too long ago revived its profitable scheme to make live-action variations of all its animated hits—the tepid reaction to Snow White was all however forgotten with the raging success of Lilo & Stitch, and Tangled (presumably starring Scarlett Johansson within the villain position) is again on. However don’t anticipate one of many largest non-Disney animated movies ever to observe that very same path: KPop Demon Hunters intends to remain animated.

Chatting with the BBC, KPop co-directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans shot down the concept of the record-breaking Netflix musical getting a live-action remake.

“There [are] so many parts of the tone and the comedy which can be so suited to animation,” Kang mentioned. “It’s actually onerous to think about these characters in a live-action world. It will really feel too grounded. So completely it wouldn’t work for me.”

Appelhans is of the identical thoughts. “One of many nice issues about animation is that you simply make these composites of impossibly nice attributes,” he mentioned. “Rumi could be this goofy comic after which [be] singing and doing a spinning back-kick a second later after which freefalling by the sky. The enjoyment of animation is how far you may push and elevate what’s attainable.”

Nevertheless, the duo did deal with the opposite million-dollar query that KPop Demon Hunters‘ many followers have been asking with elevated urgency: sequel when??

Kang instructed the BBC she’s “excited for the potential for extra tales,” although after all there’s nothing official to announce but. Appelhans once more was in settlement: “There’s undoubtedly extra we are able to do with these characters on this world.”

“And no matter it will likely be,” Kang added, “it will likely be a narrative that deserves to be a sequel, and it will likely be one thing that we wish to see.”

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