The rumored English Squid Recreation sequence from David Fincher is selecting up some steam, with Deadline lately reporting the undertaking may very well be his subsequent.
In a current report, Deadline talked about that Fincher is engaged on the undertaking, having joined on to develop it. The report notes although the Battle Membership director may nonetheless movie an image between from time to time, the Squid Recreation sequence is “seemingly” what he’s set to work on all through 2025.
This isn’t the primary time that experiences of an English Squid Recreation from Netflix have popped up. Final 12 months, it was additionally reported that Fincher had been eyed to helm the undertaking.
What do we all know in regards to the English Squid Recreation sequence?
Earlier experiences from The InSneider’s Jeff Sneider advised that Netflix was fascinated about making an American model of the present, though Sneider famous that he didn’t know what a U.S. model of Squid Recreation would appear to be. Nevertheless, he did point out that some audiences’ insistence on not watching international language properties is one other factor that would make Netflix lean into remaking the sequence.
Fincher’s newest work consists of the 2023 motion thriller The Killer for Netflix, in addition to 2020’s Mank, which was additionally a Netflix undertaking.
Squid Recreation hails from writer-director Hwang Dong-Hyuk, who’s finest identified for his works on South Korean movies reminiscent of The Fortress, Miss Granny, and Silenced. It facilities round a gaggle of 456 cash-strapped gamers who settle for a wierd invitation to compete in youngsters’s video games at a distant island in hopes of successful 456 billion gained. Nevertheless, they quickly discover out that the prize comes with lethal excessive stakes.
A second season of the hit Netflix sequence is about to premiere on December 26, 2024.
(Supply: Deadline)