Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on killing off his characters and wanting to work with Jake Gyllenhaal

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Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on killing off his characters and wanting to work with Jake Gyllenhaal
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South Korean director Hwang Dong-hyuk shares his thoughts on making the second season of Squid Game.

Hwang Dong-hyuk arrives at the premiere of the second season of Squid Game on Thursday, Dec 12, 2024, at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles. , but those simulated deaths have a different effect on its creator, writer and director. Instead, Hwang Dong-hyuk feels happiness seeing them go.As characters would die, Hwang recalls saying to the actors on their last day: “‘Oh no! How sad! I won’t see you tomorrow,' but I was always smiling inside.

“I never in my wildest dream thought it was going to be this huge,” said Hwang, who spoke with the AP about the show and what comes next. I'm afraid to talk about it but it's a feature film taking place 10 to 20 years in the future. It's darker than Squid Game. It’s going to be quite cruel, quite sad, but at the same time quite quirky and humorous.I used to think you had to have a specific taste to be cool, but I actually think I’m very omnivorous. I like to watch anything. When I’m on the couch watching TV, sometimes I watch CNN or Fox News.

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