Maggie Kang, creator of kpop demon hunters, He ruled out that his successful film Netflix have a Live Action version. Animation, he says, is key for the characters and comedy to work as she imagined.
Kpop creator Demon Hunters rejects live-action adaptation
Recently, in an interview for the BBC, the creator of the popular movie Netflix Kpop Demon Hunters, Maggie Kang, He explained the reasons why he doesn’t want his work to receive a Live Action adaptation.
There are so many elements of tone and comedy that fit so well into the animation. It’s really hard to imagine these characters in a live action world. It would feel too real. So totally it wouldn’t work for me
Chris Appelhans, co-director of Maggie Kang, He also pointed to the BBC what Kpop Demon Hunters It shouldn’t fit a Live Action movie. According to him, the animation allows creating situations and characters that would be difficult to transfer to a real format without losing its essence.
One of the great things of animation is that you can make these compounds of impossibly cool attributes. Rumi can be this clumsy comedian and then sing and give a spinning kick seconds later, and then fall freely from the sky.
The joy of animation is in how far you can carry and elevate what is possible. I remember that they adapted a lot of anime and, many times, it just feels a bit stiff.
Since its premiere at the end of June, Kpop Demon Hunters It became a cultural phenomenon and the most watched film in the history of Netflix. His soundtrack also marked a milestone, being the first album of Soundtrack With four songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The main single, golden, He remained in the first place for several weeks. In addition, a version to sing along with the film was released in theaters at the end of August and grossed 18 million dollars in a single weekend.
Kpop Demon Hunters It has the following description:
Korean pop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey are part of the K-pop Huntr/X band during the day, but at night they transform into demon hunters. Its mission is to protect humanity, and especially its fans, from supernatural threats. His last challenge comes in the form of the Saja Boys, a rival boyband made up of five demons with a dark hidden purpose.
