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KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors Rule Out Live-Action as Record Netflix Hit Builds Out Franchise

They say the film’s exaggerated style only works in animation.

Overview

  • The animated musical is now Netflix’s most-viewed movie with about 236 million cumulative views.
  • The soundtrack set chart milestones as “Golden” led the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and four songs landed in the Top 10 simultaneously.
  • A limited U.S. sing‑along engagement in roughly 1,700 theaters led the weekend box office with an estimated $18 million over two days.
  • A real-life HUNTR/X was formed with the film’s vocal performers, with reports indicating possible U.S. musical and theatrical presentations.
  • Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans say unused origin material could support sequels exploring the protagonists’ pasts.