“There’s been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a second season. So I almost feel like you leave us no choice!” Hwang told the Associated Press on the red carpet for a "Squid Game" screening and Q&A in L.A. bit.ly/3bTFvAj
“But I will say there will indeed be a second season. It’s in my head right now. I’m in the planning process currently," Hwang added. bit.ly/3bTFvAj
Hwang tempered expectations by saying it’s too early to give any concrete details about the follow-up to the hit, and Netflix hasn’t made any official announcement yet. Hwang did say, though, that Lee Jung-jae will return as main character Seong Gi-hun. bit.ly/3bTFvAj
“I do think it’s too early to say when and how that’s going to happen. So I will promise you this, Gi-hun will come back. He will do something for the world,” Hwang said. bit.ly/3bTFvAj
As of last week, "Squid Game" has already racked up more than 3 billion minutes watched, according to Nielsen, and it’s projected to make Netflix $891 million in value, according to leaked internal documents acquired by Bloomberg. bit.ly/3bTFvAj
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Travis Scott will not perform at this weekend’s Day N Vegas Festival. The appearance was scheduled for this Saturday, less than a week after his own Astroworld festival took place, where eight attendees died, ranging in age from 14 to 27. bit.ly/2YpBfp8
Scott, who sources describe as “too distraught to play,” will provide full refunds for all attendees who bought tickets to Astroworld. bit.ly/2YpBfp8
In the days since, much has been learned about the sequence of events that led to the cardiac arrests of several concert-goers, at least one stabbing (of a police officer with a hypodermic needle), along with hundreds more who were injured in the crowd. bit.ly/2YpBfp8
Jennifer Hudson is pitching a new daytime talk show to be produced by the team from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” bit.ly/3wfXwlY
Although not technically an “Ellen” replacement — her show wouldn’t be a continuation of the “Ellen” deals and is being shopped as a new series — it would be positioned as Warner Bros. TV’s new flagship daytime talk show now that “Ellen” is ending its run. bit.ly/3wfXwlY
“Ellen” executive producers Andy Lassner and Mary Connelly also served as show runners on Hudson’s test show, which was recently shot on the “Ellen” stage and is now being used as part of the pitch to station groups. bit.ly/3wfXwlY
IATSE has set a date for a ratification vote for its new three-year contract: Voting will begin on Friday, Nov. 12, and the results will be announced on Nov. 15. bit.ly/2ZP7uhY
The union leadership is urging 60,000 members to back the contract, which provides for a 54-hour weekend rest period and pay hikes for the lowest-paid workers. bit.ly/2ZP7uhY
The leadership reached the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Oct. 16, averting a nationwide film and TV production strike. bit.ly/2ZP7uhY
In a memoir being released on Tuesday called “Little Sister,” Lana Wood, Natalie Wood’s sister, writes that Kirk Douglas sexually assaulted Natalie when she was a teenager. bit.ly/3wiYttR
The alleged assault took place in 1955 after Lana and their mother, Maria Zakharenko, dropped Natalie off at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles to meet with Douglas. bit.ly/3wiYttR
Kirk Douglas died in February 2020 at age 103. His son Michael did not respond to Variety’s request for comment. But to the Guardian, Michael Douglas’ publicist issued a statement: “May they both rest in peace.” bit.ly/3wiYttR
“I didn’t feel like, ‘Oh, I’m doing another reboot’” @Isabella_Gomez says of #HeadOfTheClass. “Right now, we need so much joy and so much laughter after the couple of years we’ve had as humans that I was really excited to sign on board.” bit.ly/3bGbNyC
On #ODAAT, Gomez starred as a high school student. As Alicia Gomez on #HeadOfTheClass, she stands on the other side of the lectern: “I was like, ‘Really, they want me to play the teacher?’ … It was also just fun in that I have a baby face.” bit.ly/3bGbNyC
Dwayne @TheRock Johnson is pledging to stop using real firearms on all projects produced by his company, @SevenBucksProd: “We're going to switch over to rubber guns, and we're going to take care of it in post... We won't worry about what it costs.” bit.ly/3wdjEgC
Johnson's pledge comes after the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins: "We lost a life. My heart goes out to her family and everybody on set." bit.ly/3wdjEgC
Johnson says he will only use rubber guns on his sets, and will enforce that rule with any studio he is working with: “Any movie we do that Seven Bucks does with any studio, the rule is we're not going to use real guns.” bit.ly/3wdjEgC