{"id":212556,"date":"2021-03-10T15:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/sony-musical-demon-hunting-k-pop-stars\/"},"modified":"2021-03-10T15:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:04:32","slug":"sony-pictures-animation-is-developing-a-musical-about-demon-hunting-k-pop-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/10\/sony-pictures-animation-is-developing-a-musical-about-demon-hunting-k-pop-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Pictures Animation Is Developing A Musical About Demon-Hunting K-Pop Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sony Pictures Animation has announced their upcoming musical\u00a0K-Pop: Demon Hunters<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0The story follows a rising girl group that secretly\u00a0doubles as a demon-fighting team behind-the-scenes. This is the debut film for director Maggie Kang, whose previous credits include\u00a0The Croods: A New Age<\/em><\/a>. Her connection to the film\u00a0comes from her Korean heritage as well as her status as a “die-hard” K-pop fan. Also helming the project is Chris Appelhans, director of the upcoming animated film Wish Dragon<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Following the disaster that was The Emoji Movie<\/em>, Sony Animation has\u00a0led a valiant effort to rebrand itself. This has led to their last few films\u00a0all receiving largely positive reviews. 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/em><\/a>\u00a0even won the Best Animated Feature Oscar over two Disney\/Pixar contenders. And as fans will attest, Sony Animation has become one of the most creative animation studios in the business. With\u00a0Demon Hunters<\/em>, they’re trying something new yet again.<\/p>\n

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The studio has also started to express an interest\u00a0in adult animation.\u00a0They even have a few R-rated projects in the works, such as Seth Rogen’s Bubble<\/em>. While not as extreme of an example, Demon Hunters<\/em> might be part of that same initiative. It definitely makes sense if that’s what they’re going for. “Not just for kids” animation is more popular than ever. Of course, there’s another reason the studio may\u00a0go ahead with\u00a0Demon Hunters<\/em>. Last year, the anime film\u00a0Demon Slayer: Mugen Train <\/em><\/a>became a surprise box office hit.\u00a0<\/em>During its theater run, it made more than $400 million total. And it was able to achieve this success even with the burden of an R rating.<\/p>\n