Kpop Demon Hunters producer Michelle Wong said the casting process for the animated smash was “brutal,” but wound up being well worth the effort.

“We had three casting directors and did a search around the world,” she recalled Friday during a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the film at Infinity Festival in Los Angeles. “What was challenging for our movie was that we obviously wanted all of our talent to be Korean. We wanted them to be bi-lingual and we wanted them to sing. And that just doesn’t happen.”

The performances ultimately captured on the film’s soundtrack helped propel the Sony Pictures Animation title to the top of the all-time Netflix movie chart and turn it into a cultural juggernaut. It was past the 11th hour when the three lead roles were cast, Wong and two collea

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