‘Squid Sport’ Creator Explains That Wild Closing Scene

The third and final season of Netflix’s Squid Game is full of unforgettable moments. Collection finales normally are. However even after all the pieces is wrapped up within the video games themselves, the present had one remaining shock for audiences, and it’s a doozy. We’ve written about it here however now, the present’s creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has weighed in about what he meant with the scene, what it implies, and why he cast that person. In fact, main spoilers comply with.

On the very finish of Squid Sport 3, the Entrance Man (Lee Byung-hun) is driving by the streets of Los Angeles when he sees a well-known sight. It’s two individuals enjoying ddakji, the sport his staff makes use of in Korea to recruit individuals for the larger occasion. He’s seemingly greatly surprised as a result of it’s affirmation of what he’s certainly all the time thought—these video games are taking place all over the place. And we, because the viewers, are greatly surprised as a result of the particular person doing the recruiting is Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett.

Whereas this scene clearly appears to be teeing up some future American Squid Sport spinoff, that was not Hwang’s fundamental intention. “I didn’t finish it on that observe with a purpose to intentionally depart room for additional tales to occur,” the creator informed the Hollywood Reporter. “Gi-hun [Lee Jung-jae’s character] and Entrance Man, by these characters, the Video games in Korea have ended. And since this story began out with me desirous to sort out points in regards to the limitless competitors and the system that’s created in late capitalism, I needed to go away it on a observe highlighting the truth that these methods, even when one comes down, it’s not straightforward to dismantle the entire system—it can all the time repeat itself. That’s why I needed to finish it with an American recruiter. And I wrote that scene wanting an impactful ending for the present, not with a purpose to open rooms for anything.”

Although, in fact, it does simply that, particularly while you forged a significant A-list actress like Blanchett. Hwang additionally talked about how that got here to be. “To start with, I used to be tossing round totally different concepts. I assumed, ‘Ought to or not it’s a person that we see because the recruiter?’ However I assumed that, not like in [the] Korea [version], having a girl who’s a recruiter for the American system can be a pleasant distinction and likewise fairly a robust, impactful factor,” he mentioned. “So we had been set on having a girl. Then I assumed, ‘Who can be the best match for that?’ It’s a really quick scene. There’s just one line, so we wanted somebody who had that stage of presence and charisma to utterly dominate the display in that prompt. And that naturally led me to Cate Blanchett. I’ve all the time been a fan of hers. She’s somebody who can immediately seize your consideration with a single stare. In order that’s how that’s how we set on her.”

Hwang additionally admits that he has no plans to do one other Squid Sport, nor has he heard something about what David Fincher has reportedly been working on. But when and when any of that does occur, he’ll be watching. “Truthfully, nothing has been mentioned to me formally by Netflix about this,” he mentioned. “I’ve solely learn it in articles myself as properly. I’ve all the time been an enormous fan of David Fincher’s work —from Seven and I’ve liked his movies. So if he had been to create an American Squid Sport, I believe that might be very attention-grabbing to look at. I might undoubtedly click on on it instantly after it’s launched, if it had been to occur.”

To learn extra from Hwang Dong-hyuk in regards to the finish of Squid Sport 3, similar to the choice to kill Gi-hun and extra, head over to the Hollywood Reporter. All three seasons of Squid Sport are now on Netflix.

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