Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says present’s VIPs resemble Elon Musk: Everyone talks about him

“Elon Musk is in every single place lately, proper? Everybody talks about him,” Hwang advised Time in a current interview. “Not solely is he the pinnacle of an enormous tech firm that controls the world virtually, however he’s additionally this showman. After writing (Season 3), after all I believed, ‘Oh, a few of the VIPs do type of resemble Elon Musk’,” he added.

In Squid Game, the VIPs are prosperous English-speaking spectators who cover behind ornate masks as they get pleasure from watching brutal life-or-death video games unfold. Their presence has at all times been disturbing, however within the present’s last chapter, they tackle an much more sinister position.

“They take their masks off and go into the sport and kill others with their very own arms,” Hwang defined. Their transition from passive voyeurs to lively members, he famous, mirrors a shift in how real-world energy is wielded. “In the previous, those who actually managed the system and maintained energy, they have been hidden behind the scenes, virtually like this massive unseen conspiracy. However, it’s not the case, particularly in America,” he mentioned.

He additional elaborated, “We discuss so much about oligarchy lately, however these so-called massive tech house owners, they step up, telling everybody who they’re backing with their cash.” According to Hwang, in the present day’s highly effective figures not conceal their affect.

“The individuals who actually management the ability and the system, they not cover behind a curtain. They willingly take their masks off, virtually as if to declare, ‘We’re those working all the pieces. We’re those in management’,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Squid Game universe could also be increasing. Multiple sources have revealed to Deadline that Netflix is growing a brand new English-language spinoff, with acclaimed filmmaker David Fincher concerned. Though official affirmation stays pending, hypothesis has been swirling for months. Insiders counsel this mission could possibly be David’s main focus in 2025, except he takes on a characteristic movie within the interim.