Squid Game became one of the most iconic shows in the history of Content when we were in the middle of the pandemic four years ago. When it streamed on Netflix, it immediately became a game changer. It was a show where people from all works of life participated in various games, put their lives in danger and enjoyed the prize money that followed. The second season of the show is currently streaming on the giant and has opened to mixed responses so far. But that does not take away the success this game show has seen.
Squid Game actor Park Sung-hoon spoke about playing a trans woman in the show and how he said yes to the character.
Squid Game: What the actor said
Speaking to Variety, Park Sung-hoon said, “I was quite amazed at the opportunity. I felt like as an actor it was going to be quite the challenge.“
He added, “I did have concerns about portraying a trans woman because I am a cisgender man, so I really wanted to approach it as cautiously and thoughtfully as possible.”
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on casting Park Sung-hoon
“By creating a character like Hyun-ju and through her choices, her actions, and the way she carries herself in the game, I hope that that could raise awareness of these issues that we face today,” Hwang told Decider.
The creator added, “Today, unfortunately, in South Korean society, the gender minority is a group that is not as accepted widely. That’s why I created the character of Hyun-ju, a male-to-female transgender woman.”
Luck vs Squid Game
Remember the Bollywood movie Luck that came out in 2009? The director of that film Soham Shah, me delegation that squid game was a copy of his movie. But it seems even Luck was a copy.
A source told Hindustan Times, “ When Soham was making the movie, he mentioned to the team that he had referenced the French film 13 Tzameti (2005). It’s not like this kind of story hadn’t been made before.”
The source added, “Many scenes in Luck also drew ‘inspiration’ from other films. In fact, when the movie was released, there were rumours about it being a copy of the 2007 action movie The Condemned, which Shah had denied at the time. I’m not sure what Soham expects to gain from suing Netflix.”
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