A live-action remake of the hit Netflix fantasy movie KPop Demon Hunters is reportedly already within the works.
The animation was launched onto the streaming platform on June 20 and earlier this week, they introduced that it had rapidly turn out to be their most watched unique animated movie of all time.
Now, in a report from The Wrap, it seems that Netflix is already engaged on a live-action model of the story, in addition to two animated sequels and even a stage musical, with the streamer stated to consider that they might have discovered their very own Frozen franchise.
The movie, produced by Sony Music Animation, is directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans and based mostly on a narrative conceived by Kang. It follows a Ok-pop woman group named Huntr/x, who lead double lives as demon hunters and face off towards a rival boy band The Saja Boys, whose members are secretly demons.
Arden Cho, Might Hong and Ji-young Yoo voice the three members of Huntr/x, whereas Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami present their singing voices. The fictional group’s single ‘Golden’ is the present UK Quantity One single, after turning into solely the second Ok-pop track ever to attain that feat, after Psy’s ‘Gangnam Fashion’.
The Saja Boys’ track ‘Your Idol’ has additionally seen main chart success, reaching the second spot on the US charts final month, which implies they’ve surpassed BTS’ document for the highest-charting Ok-pop boy band within the nation. BTS responded to the achievement by posting a video of themselves singing alongside to ‘Your Idol’.
With the main focus now shifting to potential sequels, Kang has spoken to Display Rant, suggesting that she want to return to the world of KPop Demon Hunters as she believed that “there are quite a lot of pockets that we will discover”.
Co-director Appelhans additionally instructed Individuals that there are “so many unanswered questions, in a great way, and so many avenues that could possibly be their very own story”.
