Aura Entertainment has acquired Anderson. PaakDirector start, K-POPS!,, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
The acquisition comes in the heels of the first American film at 2025 Tribeca Festival; It was created last year on 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. The Stampede Ventures and Live Nation Productions Productions produced by film stars .Paak, Jonnie “Dumbfounondead”, Yvette Nicole Brown and the real teenage son of .paak, Soul Rasheed.
“With exceptional talents on both sides of the camera, K-POPS! East A perfect adjustment for our slate will have, “said CEO Marc Goldberg in a statement.” Anderson .Paak brings so much heart, humor and authenticity to this story. Like the popularity of K-pop Continue to develop through the United States, this film will be perfect for launching the new year. »»
The film follows the musician BJ (.paak) and his quest for celebrity. “K-Pops! Follows an American musician stranded who stumbles on a second chance of renowned by taking the rise of his K-Pop Star son lost for a long time,” said the synopsis of the film. “But as he plunges into the world of boys’ groups and viral reputation, he discovers that being father means more than being under the spotlight.”
“I am more excited to share K-POPS! With the public, “said. Paak in a statement.” The film is an incredibly personal project for me, in particular by working alongside my son throughout the process. Stampede, Big Dummy, East and Live Nation have been incredible partners because we created the film, and I am delighted to bring aura on the team. Their daring vision makes me confident that this film will allow you to perceive significantly. »»
Before his first Tiff in 2024, .Paak said THR That the idea of the film came during the locking of COVVI-19, when his son said that he wanted to be a youtuber. The awarded interpreter at the Grammy Award said that he and his son were starting to play with sketches at the start and .Paak realized that his son was gifted as an improviser. “I started to enter it.
“At that time, my whole house was obsessed with the K-Pop. His mother is Complete Korean and I am also Korean, but I knew nothing about my Korean heritage. I always push him to learn his black side. I said to myself:” You know on BTS. And bet? “” He added. “I thought it could be a funny story: and if I was not involved in the life of my son, it was raised in Korea, and I discovered it later and we must discover the cultures of the other.”
K-POPS! Was co-written by .Paak and Khaila Amazan and is expected to be released in January 2026. The film was produced by Greg Silverman and Jon Berg de Stampede Ventures, Jaeson Ma of Est Studios ,.Paak and Park. His executive producers include Chris Bosco, Michael Tadross, Gideon Yu and Grant Torre for Stampede Ventures; Michael Rapino and Ryan Kroft from Live Nation Productions; Eric Tu de Studios is; Jeffrey Azoff and Anna Savage of Full Stop Management; and Khaila Amazan and Kevin Nishimura.