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India Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Between Kapil Sharma and Gong Yoo: Vir Das's Fool Volume debuts strong on Netflix
Vir Das is caught in a comedy-K-drama sandwich - and he's loving every bit of it. The comedian took to Instagram to share a hilarious post after his latest Netflix special 'Fool Volume' debuted at Number 3 on the platform in India. What made the moment funnier? It was nestled right between 'The Great Indian Kapil Show' and 'Squid Game: Season 3'.advertisement'Stuck between Kapil and Squid. Both mammoths. A Hindi-Korean-English sandwich,' Das quipped in one of his hilarious Instagram posts shared on Sunday, giving fans a laugh while acknowledging the show's strong out the post: Photo: Instagram/Vir Das Taking the joke a step further, he posted an AI-generated image of himself literally sandwiched in bed between Kapil Sharma and Korean actor Gong Yoo. 'In my mind, this is what it looks like. I don't know why there's a bed. That's AI, not me (sic),' he clarified with trademark the post here: Photo: Instagram/Vir Das The caption added, 'Thank you. 24 Hours in, we open at Number 3. #FoolVolume a comedy special between two massive tentpoles, is insanity. A first for me. The highlight has been messages and feedback from across the world and the Egyptian cotton sheets in this bed. Sorry about the AI @kapilsharma (sic).'This marks Vir Das's fifth Netflix special - making him the first Indian comedian to hit that milestone. From Abroad Understanding to the International Emmy-winning Landing, Das has carved a global niche for Indian comedy, and 'Fool Volume' only cements that further.'Fool Volume' is currently streaming on Netflix.- EndsTrending Reel
The Herald Scotland
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
'Squid Game' creator explains Cate Blanchett in finale
"I had a lot of depressing thoughts in my mind as I was working on the show," Hwang, speaking through a translator, said to USA TODAY in a recent interview. "More than that, I think I am more happy that I am free of the burden, the intense pressure" involved with making Netflix's biggest show of all time. "I have now finished." But the final moments of the third season, which saw our hero Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) sacrifice himself during the macabre games in order to save a newborn baby, there's an opening for "Squid Game" to go on, even if Hwang is done. Though the games, in which poor indebted people compete for a fortune in schoolyard scrabbles, are done forever in South Korea, they are happening elsewhere in the world. Chiefly we see a recruiter in a Los Angeles back alley, playing ddakji with an unsuspecting victim, and that recruiter is played by none other than Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett. Netflix has announced no plans for a future "Squid Game" spinoff, but we talked to Hwang about the possibility of the series continuing without him, how he nabbed Blanchett for that huge scene and if there was ever any hope of "Squid" having a happy ending. Is Cate Blanchett leading an American 'Squid Game' spinoff? Question: How did Cate Blanchett come on board? Answer: I've always been a big fan of hers. As you know, we needed someone who could completely dominate the screen with a single line and a fleeting moment. ... She is someone who can do that, (and) all of my producers thought so, too. When I met her she told me that her kids were big "Squid Game" fans. Does Blanchett's scene leave the door open for an American spinoff? I didn't write that particular scene in order to open room for spinoffs. But it was about how, through Gi-hun's sacrifice, the games in Korea have come to an end. The gaming arena has been demolished. But I wanted to make the point that in other parts of the world the games do continue. There is already a "Squid Game" reality show on Netflix ("Squid Game: The Challenge"). Can you imagine the show being continued in a scripted version without your participation? Yeah, I think it can be made, definitely. But that said, I hope that whoever wishes to go on that route will be cautious, because this is a show that is really on the edge. It is a really tricky and nuanced show; if you slightly tilt too much to the side you can fall immediately. I hope that if other shows were to come that the intention would not just be to ride on the success. ... I don't think I have to be a part of it for the show to be made, but I hope they would consult with me. Was there ever a version of the story in your mind that had a happy ending? In the very beginning, I did think about that. I thought about what if Gi-hun was able to save a few of the people in there? (But) the more i thought about it, the more I thought about what kind of story do I want to tell, and the more I saw what was happening around the world in the process. ... When you look around the world, everything seems to be headed for the worst, economically and with the environment. The next generation is losing hope. I thought (a happy) ending was not fitting for "Squid Game," or the world.
USA Today
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Could 'Squid Game' plan Season 4 or a spinoff? With 'caution,' creator says
Spoiler alert! The following contains details about the series finale of "Squid Game," and beyond. After three seasons of blood, gore and unrelenting tragedy, you might be a little bit more relaxed now that Netflix's South Korean hit series "Squid Game" (now streaming) has come to an end. But the only person who might feel like a bigger wait has lifted from his shoulders is the show's creator and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk. "I had a lot of depressing thoughts in my mind as I was working on the show," Hwang, speaking through a translator, said to USA TODAY in a recent interview. "More than that, I think I am more happy that I am free of the burden, the intense pressure" involved with making Netflix's biggest show of all time. "I have now finished." But the final moments of the third season, which saw our hero Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) sacrifice himself during the macabre games in order to save a newborn baby, there's an opening for "Squid Game" to go on, even if Hwang is done. Though the games, in which poor indebted people compete for a fortune in schoolyard scrabbles, are done forever in South Korea, they are happening elsewhere in the world. Chiefly we see a recruiter in a Los Angeles back alley, playing ddakji with an unsuspecting victim, and that recruiter is played by none other than Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett. Netflix has announced no plans for a future "Squid Game" spinoff, but we talked to Hwang about the possibility of the series continuing without him, how he nabbed Blanchett for that huge scene and if there was ever any hope of "Squid" having a happy ending. Is Cate Blanchett leading an American 'Squid Game' spinoff? Question: How did Cate Blanchett come on board? Answer: I've always been a big fan of hers. As you know, we needed someone who could completely dominate the screen with a single line and a fleeting moment. ... She is someone who can do that, (and) all of my producers thought so, too. When I met her she told me that her kids were big "Squid Game" fans. Does Blanchett's scene leave the door open for an American spinoff? I didn't write that particular scene in order to open room for spinoffs. But it was about how, through Gi-hun's sacrifice, the games in Korea have come to an end. The gaming arena has been demolished. But I wanted to make the point that in other parts of the world the games do continue. There is already a "Squid Game" reality show on Netflix ("Squid Game: The Challenge"). Can you imagine the show being continued in a scripted version without your participation? Yeah, I think it can be made, definitely. But that said, I hope that whoever wishes to go on that route will be cautious, because this is a show that is really on the edge. It is a really tricky and nuanced show; if you slightly tilt too much to the side you can fall immediately. I hope that if other shows were to come that the intention would not just be to ride on the success. ... I don't think I have to be a part of it for the show to be made, but I hope they would consult with me. Was there ever a version of the story in your mind that had a happy ending? In the very beginning, I did think about that. I thought about what if Gi-hun was able to save a few of the people in there? (But) the more i thought about it, the more I thought about what kind of story do I want to tell, and the more I saw what was happening around the world in the process. ... When you look around the world, everything seems to be headed for the worst, economically and with the environment. The next generation is losing hope. I thought (a happy) ending was not fitting for "Squid Game," or the world.
Evening Standard
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Squid Game Season 3 on Netflix review: a raucous, bloody farewell
As if watching the contestants' gradual slide into savagery wasn't enough, there are also other plot threads to contend with. At the start of the series, one contestant is saved by rogue Squid guard Kang No-eul (Park Gyu-young). She remains mysterious as ever, but as the pair they make their way through the bowels of the operation, we see more about the brutal lives of those who police the players (miserable, but as we find out, very well paid).
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix's Perfect Match Adds a Former Bachelor and Bachelorette to Season 3 Cast — See the Full Lineup
Netflix's Perfect Match is welcoming a couple of members of Bachelor Nation. Season 3 of the dating show will debut Friday, Aug. 1 with the first six episodes, TVLine has learned, with the next three episodes premiering Aug. 8 and the finale airing Aug. 15. The streamer has also announced the full Season 3 cast, and it includes a couple of surprising names: Clayton Echard, who starred in Season 26 of The Bachelor, and Rachel Recchia, who starred in Season 19 of The Bachelorette. (What, was Bachelor in Paradise already fully booked?) More from TVLine Squid Game Creator Teases Spinoff Idea Ahead of Series Finale - When Would It Be Set? Save the Dates: Billy Joel's HBO Docu, Judge Judy's New Show and More The Pitt Season 2 Adds Sepideh Moafi as New Series Regular Making things even more awkward, Clayton and Rachel are exes: Rachel finished third in Clayton's season of The Bachelor, and then went on to star on The Bachelorette alongside Gabby Windey, another of Clayton's exes. Clayton and Rachel's final roses didn't work out, though, so they're still looking for love — on TV, of course. Along with Clayton and Rachel, Perfect Match's Season 3 roster of singles includes Love Is Blind's Amber Desiree (aka AD) and Madison Errichiello; Too Hot to Handle's Jalen Brown, Louis Russell and Lucy Syed; Temptation Island's Alex Zamora, Cody Wright and Olivia Rae; The Ultimatum's J.R. Warren and Sandy Gallagher; The Circle's Quori-Tyler (aka QT); Love Island USA's Carrington Rodriguez, Justine Joy and Ray Gantt; Siesta Key's Juliette Porter; The Mole's Hannah Burns; Dated & Related's Daniel Perfetto; Love Is Blind: UK's Freddie Powell and Ollie Sutherland; and Love Island UK's Scott Van-Der-Sluis. Meet the full cast in the video below: Hosted by Nick Lachey, Perfect Match 'brings together the most famously single stars of Netflix's unscripted series to a tropical paradise in an attempt to find love,' per the official synopsis. 'As they compete to form relationships, the most compatible couples will play matchmaker, breaking up other couples and sending them on dates with brand-new singles they'll invite to the house. Will they create better matches, or will they create chaos?' Bachelor Nation, will you tune in to see if Clayton and Rachel can find love — maybe even with each other? Give us your thoughts in a comment below. Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
