‘KPop Demon Hunters' Will Return to Theaters for a Sing-Along Special
THR reports that Netflix will return the smash hit animated movie to theaters later this month for a limited time. Tickets for Netflix's hit film are being sold for screenings currently slated for Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24. These showings will be sing-along events, meaning lyrics for the movie's songs will pop up on screen for viewers to read and belt out along with the characters. Wicked Part One had similar showings last year, and it's not uncommon for hit musicals to go this route.
KPop Demon Hunters has actually graced the big screen already, but not in the sing-along format. It was in theaters for a week in LA, New York, and San Francisco when it first came out to be Oscar eligible, and Netflix later submitted its mid-movie song 'Golden' for the Best Original Song category. Next week, it'll be in the first wave of digital screeners to Oscars members as part of its For Your Consideration campaign.
Depending on how popular these new KPop sing-along screenings get—and considering the soundtrack's record-breaking success right now, it's not hard to imagine that they will be—it wouldn't be surprising if Netflix extends the run for more dates. Even if it doesn't, it's another win for the film, which Netflix is already looking at as their new golden franchise, and they want to expand it with sequels, stage plays, or whatever else would make some money.
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