Photo: Sony Pictures Animation
K-POP: Demon Hunters (working title) has long been rumored to be coming to Netflix, and this summer we got official confirmation that the new film will hit screens in 2025. What can you expect and who is behind the movie? Here’s everything you need to know.
March 2021 was the first time the public was informed that Sony Pictures Animation was working on a new project with the first look at concept art (see embedded below). If you’ve been visiting our site for a long time, you’ll know that we do. I’ve been working on this story for quite some time. In fact, we first reported that Netflix was eyeing the project for its April 2022 lineup, but Sony Pictures’ film chief endorsed it for almost a year in February 2023, saying it would be next He said so. ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ and we’re working on a big animated K-Pop musical. ”
Netflix itself has officially confirmed that the film will be released as part of the next Netflix Animation release in June 2024.
Photo: Sony Pictures Animation
who is working on it K-POP: Demon Hunters?
Sony Pictures Animation is the main studio behind this film, and the animation studio has become a force to be reckoned with in recent years. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and follow up Beyond the Spider-Verse In addition to a back catalog of titles like , we’ve really set up a studio with a big dog. angry birds, smurfs, open season, Possibility of meatballs after cloudy weather and Hotel Transylvania.
The studio has previously partnered with Netflix, with the streamer releasing three films in 2021. The Mitchells vs. The Machines From Mike Leanada and Jeff Lowe wish dragon With Chris Appelhans Vivo From Kirk DeMicco and Brandon Jeffords. They were behind in terms of series. agent elvis and future series ghostbusters and Motel Transylvania. Sony Pictures Imageworks is also working on producing a feature film.
This film brings together a talented creative team led by the director maggie kang and Chris Appelhansboth known for their unique storytelling styles in animation. Mr. Kang’s credits include: lego ninjago movie, rise of the guardiansand cat in bootswhile Appelhans assumed the aforementioned command; wish dragon movie. Danya Jimenez and hannah mcmeechan I’m a movie scriptwriter.
Aaron Warner and Michelle LM Wong Serving as a producer, the former brings his Oscar-winning experience to projects such as: shrek. Mingjue Helen Chen While working on the project as a production designer, you love thompson In charge of art direction. Ian Eisendrath Appointed as executive music producer.
What is K-POP: Devil hunter About?
The title, described as a “musical action adventure,” is currently a working title (meaning it is subject to change), Netflix says. The synopsis says:K-POP: Demon Hunters The film follows the world-famous K-Pop girl group as they share their secret identities and spotlight as villainous Demon Hunters against a colorful backdrop of fashion, food, style, and the most popular musical movements. It depicts a story about finding balance in a busy life. of this generation. ”
Clips released from the film so far (embedded below or here on Vimeo) suggest that the film spiderman It’s a lot like a movie in that it uses stop-motion effects to give weight to the characters’ movements.
when K-POP: Demon Hunters Will it be released on Netflix?
Officially, Netflix has only confirmed that the animated film will be released in a big way in 2025 as part of the Next on Netflix Anime event. That said, the film is slated to “premiere on Netflix in late 2025,” according to Jeff Newman, who joined the project as associate editor this year.
Photo: Netflix / Sony Pictures Animation
Also, before I leave you, the image at the top of this article contained hidden metadata that is great for animation geeks and rarely seen by the public. The output is detailed metrics for the 3D rendering session, specifically its images using the Arnold renderer and Katana, and took 15 minutes to compile.
“Arnold 4.13.11 OSL 4.259.1”
Katana Build 00:00:41 (19.80%)
Arnold Build 00:01:04 (88.44%)
Rendering time 00:15:27 (95.55%)
Core time 00:59:17 (render time x number of cores)
Peak memory 9.1 GB (1.3 GB unused)
Rays/Pixel 715
96.59% convergence (AA=8 to 24, th=0.02)
Triangle 17.2M (18.0M instantiated)
Hair 306.4K (27.1 million segments)
light 16
Texture I/O 1.3 GB (39.7 GB on disk)
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