Spoilers for Squid Sport season 3 under.The creator of Squid Sport, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has an thought about who may play Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) in an American adaptation of the hit Netflix collection. The ending of Squid Sport in June 2025 teased the concept the video games could be coming to American soil with a cameo by Cate Blanchett.
Who may seem on this American spinoff, although? In an interview for Self-importance Truthful, the present’s creator, Dong-hyuk, answered a query about who he would solid within the lead of the American adaptation with, “Leonardo DiCaprio… We had a lot of rumors about him.”
Yim Si-wan then requested whether or not DiCaprio could be a Entrance Man or a participant. Dong-hyuk responded by saying, “I think he’d do well as a player… Lately, he’s gotten good at loser roles like Gi-hun’s.”
The Characters In The American Remake Might Stay Largely Unchanged
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Leonardo DiCaprio is arguably the best working actor proper now, so after all, he is the most effective individual to take the lead position in any challenge. If you are going to be doing hypotheticals, might as properly fantasize about the most effective. Nonetheless, DiCaprio hasn’t appeared in a TV present past a cameo since 1992, so it is a lengthy shot.
It feels like if there’s a Squid Sport remake, the characters will match up properly with their Korean counterparts. Dong-hyuk mentioned DiCaprio has “gotten good at loser roles like Gi-hun’s” suggesting that the Gi-hun within the American remake shall be simply as massive a “loser” as he’s initially within the Korean drama.
Leonardo DiCaprio Doubtless Will not Be In Any Squid Sport Diversifications
Signal me up for any TV present that stars Leonardo DiCaprio, however good luck getting him. Squid Sport is a implausible collection, and anybody could be fortunate to look in an American model of the present, however DiCaprio’s final TV position got here in Rising Pains in 1992; it is unlikely he’d come again for TV now.
In Killers of the Flower Moon, Do not Look Up, and As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood, his three newest films, he does basically play a loser.
Dong-hyuk’s level about DiCaprio taking up extra “loser” roles is an fascinating one, although. In Killers of the Flower Moon, Do not Look Up, and As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood, his three newest films, he does basically play a loser. A personality like Gi-hun isn’t too far of a stretch from what he has been doing.
There may be additionally no assure that Dong-hyuk would direct an American model of Squid Sport, and this query serves extra as a method to see how the showrunner thinks in regards to the American actor generally. It is a enjoyable thought experiment, however do not depend on DiCaprio throwing on a inexperienced tracksuit anytime quickly.
Supply: Self-importance Truthful
Squid Sport
8/10
Launch Date
2021 – 2025
Community
Netflix
Showrunner
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Lee Jung-jae
Seong Gi-hun / ‘No. 456’
Wi Ha-jun
Detective Hwang Jun-ho
