Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent In a major coup for the Italian geek meet, “Squid Game” creator, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk and the show’s protagonists Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-Jun will be attending Lucca Comics and Games festival on Oct.
31 to tease the hit Netflix series’ second season. “We are really proud that we’ve created an event that is one of the most powerful promotional platforms in the world” says Giovanni Cova, head of Milan-based entertainment marketing company QMI who works in tandem on the fest’s film and TV strand with Lucca chief Emanuele Vietina.
The hotly anticipated second instalment of the Korean-language survival drama series – which is set to launch on Netflix on Dec.
26. – will feature Gi-hun making a critical decision, according to promotional materials. Played by Lee Jung-jae, who won an Emmy for lead actor in a drama series, Gi-hun abandons his plans to go to the U.S., after a mysterious phone call and embarks on a mission.
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