We’ve known for a while that Netflix, the home of hit South Korean series Squid Game, is looking to expand that world with a second season and even a real-life version of the series (more on that in a minute) and now it seems they want to go even bigger on it.
According to a new rumour, Netflix has approached Fight Club and Se7en director David Fincher to ‘produce and direct an American take on Squid Game’.
Word is they really, really want he to develop and English Language take on the show and while there’s no word of if he’s accepted, he has worked with the streamer before on the hit series Mindhunter, so there’s a relationship already there.
HOT RUMOR: Netflix is courting DAVID FINCHER to produce and direct an American take on SQUID GAME. No idea whether he’s engaging, but they want him to tackle this project BADLY, per multiple sources.
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 13, 2023
When Squid Game hit in 2021, it became a massive hit for Netflix and was a cultural phenomenon of almost Game of Thrones proportions overnight and Netflix has, understandably, decided to capitalise on it.
Personally, I’m ok with a Squid Game American series but it can’t be a remake or reimagining, I would like it to exist within the world of the original series.. the games could be something the rich and elite hold globally without the world really knowing; perhaps it could delve into how come many people disappear every day around the world – do many of them think they can make their lives better by indulging the whims of these people? That could be a great story and it could be told across the world.
WATCH: Teaser, poster and details on Squid Game season 2 are here
With the real-life series being plagued by rumours and reports of inhumane treatment, people being stretchered away and absolutely nightmarish treatment of the contestants (here), building out the world of the make-believe Squid Game might be a better – and more entertaining – option.
I loved Squid Game – although I do prefer Alice in Borderland – and believe that, pandemic or not, the series would have been massive no matter what, while I have zero interest in the real-life show, I am here for season 2 and anything that builds that universe out is fine with me, especially if a talent like David Fincher is behind it.
Thoughts?
Netflix making a REAL Squid Game series. Yes, you read that right.
Marc
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