When KPop Demon Hunters first hit Netflix in June, it was like lightning in a bottle. The movie isn’t just packed with amazing earworms and supernatural showdowns—it’s a full-on fever dream that has fans obsessed. But for all the high kicks and demon-slaying bops, the film left viewers dangling with way too many questions. My 6-year-old, for one, has about 50 questions that don’t have definitive answers. How exactly did Rumi’s mom die? Can Jinu come back to life? Who’s watching after Derpy if Jinu is gone?
As a society, we need explanations. And we may just start to get some. In a Sept. 17 bulletin released by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), they list a KPop Demon Hunters short animated film and its rating. Let’s take a look at what that means. Because in the world of KPop Demon Hunters, the drama (and the demons) never really sleeps.
The MPA bulletin was posted to Reddit, and a production titled Debut: A KPOP Demon Hunters Story is listed along with four other titles that made it on the first page of the document. It’s categorized as an “animated short subject” and rated PG because it includes “some action/violence and scary images.” That tracks with the first movie, which has some scenes that aren’t necessarily frightening, but make my kid cover her eyes.
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How Does a Movie Get an MPA Rating?
So, here’s the deal: while we don’t know much about this KPop Demon Hunters short, we know that it is finished. Why? Because in order to get an MPA rating, the studio (in ths case Sony Pictures) has to submit the finished cut to the Classification and Rating Administration. They weigh things like language, violence and overall intensity. Then, they vote on whether it’s a G, PG, PG-13, R or the rarely seen NC-17.
Now if the studio isn’t happy with that rating, they can choose to trim a scene or two and try again, or even appeal the decision. It’s not censorship, but more of a “parental guidance” situation. But all of this does mean that there’s a finished cut that, in theory, is ready to be delivered to Netflix unless Sony decides to make some alterations and resubmit the short film.
So, What Does This Mean For the Next ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Movie?
It means that we’re a bit closer to at least a short film, perhaps a small prequel to the original movie, than we initially thought. After all, it seems like execs were caught by surprise around the popularity of KPop Demon Hunters, and while production can work quickly, they’d have to work really fast to get another full-length film in front of the fans.
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