Viewers might gasp, cringe or cry out watching characters die on Netflix’s “Squid Game,” however these simulated deaths have a distinct impact on its creator, author and director. As an alternative, Hwang Dong-hyuk feels happiness seeing them go.
The present has an enormous forged and Hwang says it was “really difficult” to handle everybody on set.
As characters would die, Hwang recollects saying to the actors on their final day, “‘Oh no! How sad! I won’t see you tomorrow,’ but I was always smiling inside.”
“Squid Game” season two premieres Thursday. It as soon as once more stars Lee Jung-jae and facilities round a secret competitors in South Korea that targets folks in debt and the winner will get a giant money prize. What they do not know is that dropping the sport is lethal.
Hwang initially conceived of the present 15 years in the past as a two-hour movie nevertheless it failed to realize traction with financiers and even actors. He put it apart and labored on different movies as a substitute. He then had the thought to make it a TV sequence as a substitute and took the venture to Netflix. There, it might attain a large viewers.
“I never in my wildest dream thought it was going to be this huge,” stated Hwang, who spoke with the AP in regards to the present and what comes subsequent. Solutions have been edited for readability and size.
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AP: What have you ever realized from “Squid Game”?
HWANG: I realized that I shouldn’t hand over. For those who love one thing and if you wish to create one thing, it may not work now, however the time may come later. Or that concept might be the supply of inspiration for one thing else.
AP: You have already completed filming season three of “Squid Game.” Have you considered what your subsequent venture shall be?
HWANG: I am afraid to speak about it nevertheless it’s a function movie going down 10-20 years sooner or later. It is darker than “Squid Game.” It’s going to be fairly merciless, fairly unhappy, however on the similar time fairly quirky and humorous.
AP: What movies and TV exhibits do you take pleasure in?
HWANG: I used to assume you needed to have a selected style to be cool, however I truly assume I’m very omnivorous. I like to observe something. Once I’m on the sofa watching TV, generally I watch CNN or Fox Information. After which Nationwide Geographic and nature documentaries, I additionally watch some very soapy Korean exhibits or actuality TV as nicely. I hop round and watch the whole lot that’s form of occurring on the planet. With a sequence, I usually don’t keep it up the entire approach via. There’s solely about like 5 exhibits that I watched till the very finish, like “Breaking Bad” and “Why Women Kill.”
AP: Would you ever need to direct a U.S. manufacturing or Hollywood actors?
HWANG: In fact. I studied movie college on the College of Southern California and there are such a lot of folks I might like to work with. I’ve had these gives since “Squid Game,” however as a result of I am a writer-director I feel I am greatest once I’m working with Korean actors, giving path in Korean with my Korean script. However, if I come throughout an incredible scrip, why not? I might like to work with Jake Gyllenhaal.
AP: There are extra characters in season two of “Squid Game.” Why is that?
HWANG: With seasons two and three, I had extra display screen time for extra characters. This time round we’ve got loads of youthful characters. Once I was creating season one, I assumed it was very onerous so that you can be as much as your neck in debt while you’re solely in your 20s or 30s. I assumed you needed to be not less than middle-aged to want cash and need to be part of the Squid Recreation. However the world has modified. Now I really feel like there are much less first rate jobs for younger folks and so they really feel like working onerous would not even get them to center class. They need to hit the jackpot, in order that’s why they spend money on cryptocurrency. In Korea, there are loads of younger folks of their early 20s or 30s turning to on-line playing. I wished to point out what society actually is like at present.
AP: Season two of “Squid Game” has already been nominated for a Golden Globe which is an effective signal. Are you able to say something about season three of “Squid Game”?
HWANG: It is higher than season two.
