During a MipTV interview, Hwang disclosed that he has already written a 25-page proposal for the movie, which will undoubtedly be ŌĆ£another controversial film,ŌĆØ he claimed. ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖll be more violent than Squid Game,ŌĆØ the director teased, adding that he might have to hide from old people after the filmŌĆÖs release. K.O. Club is the working title for the project. The critically acclaimed creator has announced that he will return to South Korea to write the second season of Squid Game, with the show expected to premiere on Netflix before the end of 2024. Hwang said he met Spielberg at the AFI Awards Luncheon earlier this month. ŌĆ£Steven Spielberg told me, ŌĆśI watched your whole show in three days and now I want to steal your brain!,ŌĆÖ It was like the biggest compliment I ever got in my life because heŌĆÖs my film hero. I grew up watching his movies.ŌĆØ He added, ŌĆ£When I showed it to my producer, she said ŌĆśyeah, you have to make it in the States, like, in a foreign country, not in Korea, because itŌĆÖs more like a global show.ŌĆØ They submitted the feature script to Netflix after they launched the service in South Korea back in 2016 and the streaming company said they ŌĆ£love it.ŌĆØ According to Hwang, Squid Game could only be produced by Netflix since it was ŌĆ£too violent and investors would have been so worried.ŌĆØ Source (1)
