'Squid Game' creator Hwang Dong Hyuk talks about the hardships of filming: lost around 10 teeth; says, "I haven't put them back in yet"
Hwang Dong Hyuk
got open and candid about all the hardships he has had to face while creating the hit OTT series 'Squid Game'. The director shared how hard everything has been and how he 'lost two more teeth' while doing the second season of 'Squid Game'.
Hwang Dong Hyuk talks about losing teeth while filming 'Squid Game'
The director got candid and opened up about the filming process for 'Squid Game' in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. He shared how initially he thought that the process would go over smoothly and how he would be fine, yet things ended up taking a massive turn.
He said, 'I thought it was going to be okay, but this time I had to pull out two more teeth as well. I had to pull out about eight teeth in season 1, and now I have two more teeth out, and I haven't put them back in yet. So I'm waiting for them.'
He also recalled losing "eight or nine" teeth when he was filming for the first official season of the thriller and action-packed show. He added, 'I do already have the universe and the space that I have envisioned come to life, so in a sense, season 2 and season 3 were easier compared to season 1.'
Had to shoot and write seasons 2 and 3 in one go
Hyuk also talked about why it was so taxing in the first place when he had to work on the second and third seasons of 'Squid Games'. He shared, "But the problem is that for season 2 and season 3, we had to shoot and write in one go. It was as if we were making one season, and we tried as best as we could to bring in season 3 as fast as possible. So the total amount was much larger, and we had to shoot for around one year, so it was very physically demanding."
Hyuk talks about what's new with season three
Other than detailing his turmoil about what went down behind the camera, the director also shared what all the fans can expect from the third and final season of the show. He shared during the interview that "In the case of season 3, I wanted to introduce games that could really show the lowest bottom of human beings because the series itself is reaching its climax. I wanted very intense games to bring out the bottom parts of human nature."
He also continued by saying, "In season 1, we had lots of games like
Tug of War
that really utilised height and the fear that this height gives, but in the case of season 2, we didn't have that element. That is why in season 3, I decided to introduce games that could really infuse fear in people with sheer height."
Hwang confirms that 'this is the end'
The director confirmed that this season will be the end of every player's story on 'Squid Games'. He detailed that 'In the case of season 3, I wanted to take a slightly different approach — I wanted to focus on how [people] have to preserve their humanity amidst this intense competition in this capitalistic era. I wanted to focus on how we can preserve our sense of humanity and how we should remain humans even amidst this intense competition. I try to pose that as a final question."
Fans will not have to wait that long, for the 3rd and final season of 'Squid Games' will officially be out on June 27 this month.
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