No shock right here: Netflix and Sony have reportedly finalized a deal to make a sequel to this 12 months’s largest animated hit (as a lot as any streaming film is usually a “hit”), KPop Demon Hunters.
One little bit of shock: It seems to be like we received’t see it for 4 full years.
In line with Bloomberg, the plan requires Netflix to debut the film “in 2029.” In case you’re not aware of how calendars work, that’s 4 years away.
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The prolonged break between motion pictures tells you two issues. One, it takes a very long time to make an animated film. Two, Netflix and Sony have been caught completely unprepared for a way large KPop Demon Hunters would turn into. If anybody suspected the film would turn into a pop-culture phenomenon, they might have already began work on this factor months in the past. (Likewise, Netflix and Sony not too long ago introduced offers with each Hasbro and Mattel to provide KPop Demon Hunters toys and different merchandise … however it received’t begin hitting retailer cabinets till 2026, that means all that cash they might have made this Christmas season if there have been Huntr/x dolls in the marketplace can be left on the desk.)
The movie, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, follows a vastly well-liked Ok-pop woman group named Huntr/x who moonlight as heroic warriors defending the world from demons from one other dimension. Stated demons’ newest try to beat our planet: Creating their very own boy band, the Saja Boys, who’re secretly demons, and wish to steal Huntr/x’s followers.
Along with streaming on Netflix, the movie has already performed two totally different stints in theaters in a sing-along model, grossing an estimated $25 million — though the movie had already been obtainable to observe at house for months.
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