‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ creator says live action ‘wouldn’t work’

The creator of the Netflix film K-pop Demon Hunters, Maggie Kang recently opened up about the possibility of a live action adaptation.

Speaking to the BBC, she admitted that she does not wish to see the animated film be turned into a live action.

Explaining that many of the aspects would not translate well into another medium, she added, “There’s so many elements of the tone and the comedy that are so suited for animation. It’s really hard to imagine these characters in a live-action world. It would feel too grounded. So totally it wouldn’t work for me.”

The movie has become no less than a cultural phenomenon since its release, with the songs topping charts, breaking Billboard records, and grossing $18 in one weekend.

Kang was the mind behind the world of K-pop Demon Hunters, going on to both co-write and co-direct the film.

Co-director Chris Appelhans also insisted that a live action adaptation should not happen, “One of the great things about animation is that you make these composites of impossibly great attributes. Rumi can be this goofy comedian and then singing and doing a spinning back-kick a second later and then free-falling through the sky.”

“The joy of animation is how far you can push and elevate what’s possible. I remember they adapted a lot of different anime [into live action] and often times, it just feels a little stilted,” he continued. 

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