Squid Game has finally concluded with season 3 on Netflix, and though it teased the start of the Squid Game universe with Cate Blanchett’s cameo, fans are still hooked on the Korean version. There have been loads of theories surfacing about spin-offs or sequels of the series. Amid all of those internet-stirring theories, director Hwang Dong-Hyuk has tapped into the chances of the show.
It has been declared before that there won’t be a season 4 of Squid Game. As per the director, he conveyed the message he wanted through the last season with Seung Gi-Hun’s (Lee Jung-Jae) sacrifice on the very end (oops, spoiler alert). Nevertheless, there are infinite possibilities of spin-offs based on the opposite character’s backstory. Scroll ahead to seek out out what the director himself has to say.
Squid Game Spin-Off On Gong Yoo & Lee Byung-Hun’s Characters?
Recently, in conversation with My Day by day on June 30, Hwang Dong-Hyuk confirmed that though he has no plans to proceed the important storyline, he definitely desires to satiate fans’ expectations. He said (via Pinkvilla), “I’ve delivered all of the messages I desired to say with this story. There’s no point in continuing it, so I desired to tell a story with a unique tone.”
He then pointed at one moment from Squid Game 3, where Director Choi (played by Jeon Seok-Ho) finds photographs featuring Captain Park Young-Gil (Oh Dal-Soo) alongside the Recruiter (Gong Yoo) and Front Man (Lee Byung-Hun) at Park’s home. In the images, all of them might be seen smiling while fishing together, so what might be the story there?
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Many might remember Gong Yoo’s performance because the Recruiter who used to play Ddakji on the subway stations and recruit the players for the sport. Although his appearance was limited in each seasons, people all the time wondered about his backstory. Now, this small detail that connects him to Captain Park and Front Man suggests that the director may need a deeper story to inform.
Talking about it, the director said, “I wondered when and the way this photo was taken, and it looks as if these guys got here fishing within the meantime. But what’s their relationship in real life? I assumed it will be fun to inform these people’s stories.”
Hwang further added that though he has not planned out the storyline yet, he desires to explore and experiment, specializing in the characters of the series. He said, “I don’t have any specific thoughts yet. If I were to do a spin-off, I assumed that I would really like to let go of the burden of the message and just tell a fun story for the fans.”
Also, in Squid Game 3, we get a temporary flash of Front Man’s time. As fans, we’d definitely wish to see more of that. What are your thoughts? Tell us. Stream the globally acclaimed drama on Netflix.
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