‘Squid Game’ Director Hwang Dong-Hyuk Prepares ‘Killing Old People Club’ as Next Feature
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-Hyuk said he’s developing “Killing Old People Club,” a new film inspired by a novel penned by Umberto Eco, the revered Italian intellectual and essayist.
Speaking during a session at MipTV along with his producer Jun Young Jang at February Films, Dong-Hyuk revealed he has already penned a 25-page treatment about the project which will surely be “another controversial film,” he said. “It will be more violent than ‘Squid Game,'” teased Dong-Hyuk, adding that he might have to hide from old people after the film comes out.
The critically acclaimed creator said he will now return home to South Korea to write the second season of “Squid Game” and hopes to have the show stream on Netflix at the end of 2024.
Rolling off the awards season, Dong-Hyuk said the biggest praise he got about his hit Netflix show came from Steven Spielberg who told him he wanted to “steal (his) brain.” said he met Spielberg during the AFI Awards Luncheon last month. “Steven Spielberg told me ‘I watched your whole show in three days and now I want to steal your brain!,” said Dong-Hyuk. “It was like the biggest compliment I ever got in my life because he’s my film hero.
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