Having worked on both franchise, Grillo talks about how enthusiastic he is to be jumping over to DC after his run with Marvel. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, he says:

“They’re very different… Marvel’s a different machine, and it’s great in its own right, but the thing I love about James’ and Peter’s DC is that it’s much more contained. It’s so much more personal and I really enjoy it better. I just love being part of something in the embryonic stage and being able to grow with it and watch it and flourish.”

Admittedly, Grillo did not have the most major part when he was working with Marvel, and was kind of the face of the villain’s muscle when he was introduced in Winter Soldier. Sure he was able to put on his comic-inspired outfit in Civil War, but he was eventually killed off in the first act.

Even then, I think that Grillo did his best to be memorable in the films, and he seems like a great choice for Rick Flagg Sr. Though we’ve seen the animated version essentially take the place of the original Rick Flagg, we’ve yet to see Grillo appear as the character in live-action. We’ll have to wait for Superman to come out in July before we can see that.

From that point, we should expect Grillo to appear in subsequent movies as Flagg. Hopefully they do something more with him than just being another muscle for the main villain (this time Amanda Waller).

Grillo is in Creature Commandos now streaming on Max.

Talking to IGN, Sonic writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller talk about wanting to make an adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but only after the live-action movie from Wes Ball gets finished. When asked about any potential projects, Miller discussed:

“I think another easy one I think we can answer because the movie’s already happening and we’re already not doing it would be a Zelda. I remember always when we played Wind Waker, we were always like, man, I mean, it would probably be weird if they made a Zelda movie to start with Wind Waker versus the more classic Hyrule. But we both loved Wind Waker and it’s so cinematic. Yeah. So after they make this Zelda movie, I guess we’re putting it out there in the world, maybe we can do a Wind Waker spin-off.”

For context, The Legend of Zelda series kind of reboots itself with every entry (like Final Fantasy), but it just keeps specific story elements like Link, Zelda, Ganon, and the Kingdom of Hyrule. The Wind Waker was a game that released for the GameCube, and featured a more animated art-style for Link and the rest of the world.

It’s still unclear what the plan for the live-action Zelda movie is, but a lot are expecting some high-visual fantasy akin to that of the recent Dungeons and Dragons movie. Since there were some fans hoping for an animated Zelda adventure, maybe The Wind Waker could be their way in.

After all, the Spider-Verse films have been considered great, and that’s with the live-action Spider-Man also being in theaters.

We don’t know when a Wind Waker movie could actually happen, but fans can enjoy Casey and Miller’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 now in theaters.

A lot of people are definitely upset about the arc being cut, and some ex-Pixar employees who actually got to see what could have been have been talking about how great the original arc was. In an interview with THR, the anonymous source said:

“The episode in its final form was so beautiful — and beautifully illustrated some of the experiences of being trans — and it was literally going to save lives by showing those who feel alone and unloved, that there are people out there who understand…So it’s just very frustrating that Disney has decided to spend money to not save lives.”

We don’t have too many specifics on the arc, but it’s said that one of the central characters in the series was supposed to be trans and even had a moment where they would have a problem figuring out which bathroom to use. After the story was rewritten, it was said that the character will now just appear as a straight girl.

Though Pixar has been doing some great work when it comes to representation, outright showing it always comes with a couple of snags. Besides the conservative box office censorship of China, there’s also the case of anything deemed ‘woke’ getting attacked by the alt-right online mob.

It’s definitely a shame that this had to happen to Win or Lose, but at least fans know that the artists behind the series were trying their best to actually show representation before Disney put the hammer down.

Win or Lose comes to Disney+ on Feb. 19, 2025.

According to Variety, The Batman Part II, which was expected to come out in 2026, has been delayed for another year; which means that it’s now expected to hi theatres on October 1, 2027.

It’s not clear exactly why the delay is happening, but some fans are guessing that it could have something to do with Battinson’s connection to the DCU. DC Studios co-head James Gunn has been open about wanting this Batman to be part of the official canon, but Matt Reeves had been adamant that this universe works well by itself.

Some are guessing that either Reeves is taking the extra time to rework The Batman Part II to fit into the world of the DCU, or—my personal preference—he’s actually developing Part II and III of The Batman, and they’re planning on shooting the movies back to back.

This was how Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean were made, and so far they’ve been very lucrative properties in the box office.

With The Batman getting delayed again, fans are admittedly frustrated that they’ll have to wait even longer for the return of Battinson. If anything, it’s a testament to how many people loved Reeves take.

You’re beginning to test my patience moustache man. pic.twitter.com/9C1z8WHe4Z

— Craig (@CS11__) December 27, 2024

Who knows, maybe we’ll get that Clayface movie and Penguin Season 2 during the wait. Hopefully DCU makes an update soon.

The Batman Part II is now gearing up to release on Oct. 1, 2027.

While nobody has touched the franchise in a while, a rumor is going around that Labyrinth could be making a comeback soon. According to The InSneider (via @OneTakeNews), Nosferatu director Robert Eggers could be working on a new take on Labyrinth. The movie is said to be produced by Sony and the Jim Henson Company.

No further details have been revealed, but seeing that Labyrinth has always been on the more dark and visually trippy side, Eggers could definitely be an interesting choice to helm. After all, he’s mostly been focused on period dramas/horror rather than full-on fantasy.

For context, Labyrinth follows the story of a young girl Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) who is thrust into a magical Labyrinth after the Goblin King (David Bowie) kidnaps her little brother who she wishes would be taken away.

Unlike Henson’s more popular IP like The Muppets, Labyrinth was a passion project from Henson that pushed the boundaries of visual effects and creature work; embracing how Henson’s puppets can also be dark and tell stories that even adults can enjoy.

The movie bombed at the box office, but is now considered to be one of Henson’s most celebrated projects. Besides all the magnificent creature work, Bowie absolutely shines as Jareth.

We don’t know how true this Eggers Labyrinth rumor is for now, but it would definitely be a great idea to get Eggers to work on a franchise like this one after Nosferatu.

In the meantime, you can check out Eggers’ vampire take in theaters now.

Though Deadpool was considered to be Miller’s big break, he reveals that he actually didn’t get paid as much as a director should be for a movie that successful. Talking during a panel at CCXP (via Collider), Miller reveals:

“You guys might not know, but it’s not really a profitable thing to be a first-time director in Hollywood, and I’ll tell you exactly… I got $225,000 to direct Deadpool. I know it sounds like a lot of money, but for two years of work, that’s not a ton of money.”

Regardless of the low salary, Miller still says that he was grateful for the experience, but he was paid more working on a series like The Walking Dead. He continues, “Not that I’m not grateful, I’m fucking grateful, that’s the way it is because you’re supposed to when you’re a first-time director. My agent said ‘Dude, you make more on an episode of The Walking Dead!‘”

Miller was originally set to direct the sequel, but apparently he was having creative differences with Ryan Reynolds who really wanted to take over the franchise. After he stepped away though, Miller was able to work on well-acclaimed VFX projects like Love, Death and Robots as well as the lucrative Sonic the Hedgehog movies.

It is a shame that Miller was treated the way he was, but as it stands, a lot of people consider the first Deadpool to be the best film in the franchise. We don’t know what the future holds in store for the character, but some fans online are starting to turn on Deadpool and Wolverine now that the nostalgia is wearing off.

Check out their official Eva menu, complete with new animation:

運命に導かれた3つのバーガーが
マクドナルドに集結。

エヴァンゲリオンバーガー
1/6(月)発売 pic.twitter.com/6S5JO3Mpi7

— マクドナルド (@McDonaldsJapan) December 25, 2024

The collab doesn’t just end with burgers either. There’s also a trailer for some transforming toys which take regular McDonald’s menu items and have them transform into EVA from the show. Check this out:

While the items look fun for any Eva collector, it’s revealed that the figures will only be made available through lottery via the McDonald’s Japan app. People will be allowed to enter the contest by January 10, and the winners will be notified on January 16. The items can then be picked up from McDonald’s on January 20.

There’s been a lot of great Eva memorabilia over the years, but this collaboration with McDonald’s is definitely one of the more unique items to ever officially come out. While some previous collaborations have been with newer franchises, it’s kind of great that a franchise as old as Eva can get some attention from a global brand. Such a shame that this will only be available for the Japanese market though; I’m sure there are some other countries that would have wanted a burger than turns into Asuka’s mech.

You can check out Neon Genesis Evangelion now available on Netflix. The McDonald’s collab will run until Jan. 10, 2025.

As it turns out, there’s a definitive answer. In a recent talk with THR, director Chris Columbus explained that Kate and Peter McCallister’s careers were actually explored by Columbus and writer John Hughes. He explained:

“Back then, John and I had a conversation about it, and we decided on what the jobs were… [Kevin’s Mom] was a very successful fashion designer… The father could have, based on John Hughes own experience, worked in advertising, but I don’t remember what the father did.”

While there aren’t any solid clues on what the father did, the mother’s job was hinted at by the mannequins in the basement.

Some fans have actually been guessing that Mr. McCallister was actually connected to the mob, which is how the Wet Bandits knew to rob his place, to which Columbus says, “Not organized crime — even though there was, at the time, a lot of organized crime in Chicago.”

For now, the original Home Alone still stands as a holiday classic, and though there have been several attempts at cashing in on the brand over the years—including a reboot back in 2021—the Macaulay Culkin version remains to be a cultural milestone.

According to an official post from Universal Pictures, the movie will be an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Check this out:

Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.

— Universal Pictures (@UniversalPics) December 23, 2024

It hasn’t been confirmed which characters the cast are playing, but the picture has managed to gather an impressive cast with Nolan favourites like Robert Pattinson, Matt Damon, and Anne Hathaway. The cast also includes Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, and power couple Zendaya and Tom Holland.

The Odyssey by Homer is considered a sequel to The Iliad which tells the story of mythical hero Odysseus on his journey home after the Trojan War. Along the way he meets several mythical creatures and magical beings, all making for unique short stories that build up a whole narrative.

There have been several adaptations of the Odyssey over the years, but one of the most auteur-focused takes was O Brother, Where Art Thou? from the Cohen Brothers which takes the story of the Odyssey and loosely brings it to 1930s rural Mississippi. George Clooney plays the lead Ulysses (Odysseus’ Roman name) and there are loose adaptations of the Sirens and the Cyclops from the original poem.

Knowing Nolan, his Odyssey may not be a direct adaptation, and should have its own kind of twist unique to him. Maybe it’s a telling of the story in a grounded way as compared to the mythical events that happen in the original poem? Could he find a way to work a robot helicopter into the story?

We’ll just have to wait and see until the next update. Hopefully it can match the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou because the bluegrass songs are what make the movie.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is set to come out July 17, 2026.

Even if that is the case, Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra thinks that the SUMC entries didn’t get a fair shake in the cinemas, and the press was absolutely brutal to the films which led to their poor box office numbers. Talking to the LA Times, he was asked about Kraven and Madame Web, to which he explained:

“Madame Web” underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it. It was not a bad film, and it did great on Netflix. For some reason, the press decided that they didn’t want us making these films out of “Kraven” and “Madame Web,” and the critics just destroyed them. They also did it with “Venom,” but the audience loved “Venom” and made “Venom” a massive hit. These are not terrible films. They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.

Admittedly, the announcement of these Spider-Man spinoffs without Spider-Man was met with confusion when they were first announced. It was actually a miracle that Venom managed to succeed, but critics think that the main reason is because Venom is a popular character by himself, regardless of what anyone says—and that’s what brought in the box office numbers.

When it came to Morbius, Madame Web, and Kraven, a lot of fans think that what makes them interesting is their connection to Spider-Man, and they didn’t have enough popularity to make Venom numbers; add to that poor word of mouth, and it’s a recipe for a box office bomb.

Personally, I do love Madame Web. If the Venom movies are going to embrace the camp, MW basically does the same, and there are a lot online that can attest to its camp value—that’s why the film did so great on Netflix.

As for the future of the SUMC, Vinciquerra does admit that they need to rethink their direction moving forward. He says, “I do think we need to rethink it, just because it’s snake-bitten. If we put another one out, it’s going to get destroyed, no matter how good or bad it is.”

We don’t know what Sony wants to do moving forward, but I’m in the camp that they should just embrace the Spider-Verse and focus on multiple running stories with different Spider-Men at the helm.

For now, Kraven the Hunter is out in theaters.

The Dandadan announce has been covered in another article, but here’s the announce for Ranma ½:

The first season had concluded with the first Shampoo arc (implying she’ll be back for more mayhem), but the teaser does give a hint as to another incoming character in the form of Mousse—Shampoo’s nearsighted suitor. Not only is he handsome, but he’s also skilled in a very specific martial art that deals with concealed weapons.

Admittedly Mousse doesn’t show up as frequently as Shampoo or Ryoga, but he’s still considered to be one of Ranma’s recurring rivals compared to others that show up in the manga.

So far, a lot of great buzz has been going around for the Ranma remake. While the original from the 90s is considered a classic, the new episodes have been lauded for being closer to the manga; in that Akane is a lot gentler as a character. The original anime was considered to have butchered Akane as a character making her more violent than she was in the source material.

For now, a lot of fans are pleased with the remake, and the show has managed to gather a new generation of watchers as well. Though Dandadan may be its own animal, Ranma ½ still has action, but has a lighter, more comedic focus for anyone too squeamish about ghosts and aliens.

Watch out for the second season of Ranma ½ when it comes to Netflix sometime next year.

The film has just gotten finer with age, and Nolan has released a statement with a fun quote from another Matthew McConaughey role. Check this out:

“We get older… ‘Interstellar’ stays the same age”

— Christopher Nolan

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— Culture Crave (@culturecrave.co) December 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM

“New generations of filmgoers discover and connect with the film in ways we’d never foreseen. To paraphrase another great McConaughey performance, “we get older… Interstellar stays the same age.”

Just in case you had no idea where the quote comes from, that’s from McConaughey’s first ever role in Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused which came out in 1993. The original quote by McConaughey’s character David Wooderson goes, “That’s what I love about these high school girls, I keep getting older, and they stay the same age.”

For context, Wooderson is a man in his 20s who still hangs out with high schoolers and hits on young teenage girls. You’d just never think that anything that character says would be used by an auteur director to describe one of his most celebrated works.

Admittedly, Interstellar was not the most beloved film by Nolan fans when it came out. After hits like The Dark Knight and Inception, Interstellar had been bashed for several plot holes in the story regarding time and how McConaughey’s character Coop uses ‘love’ to solve the film’s entire problem.

If anything Interstellar is one of Nolan’s ‘feel, don’t think’ films—kind of like his latter movie Tenet. The overall story and emotional arcs make sense; just don’t ask too many questions about why things are happening.

A rumor has been going around that Anya Taylor-Joy (Dune: Part Two, The Witch) is being considered for a part, and producer Amy Pascal (via ComicBookMovie) was asked to comment on them during a press event. She said about Taylor-Joy possibly coming in:

“She would be fantastic. She’s amazing, [but] we’re not quite at that stage yet. There’s a lot of fantastic female characters but I can’t talk about all this.”

No official story has been dropped for Spider-Man 4, but rumors are heavily hinting that Black Cat will finally make her live-action debut as Peter Parker’s new short-term love interest. Before rumors of Taylor-Joy were floating around, it was said that Sydney Sweeney (Madame Web) was being eyed for the part.

As far as fans know Spider-Man 4 is set to release in the summer of 2026 with Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton at the helm. Marvel is said to want another street-level story for Peter akin to Homecoming, but it’s said that Sony wants to keep digging at the multiverse concept. With the SUMC ending with Kraven though, it’s possible that Sony’s plans could be changing moving forward.

With Taylor-Joy and Holland being the same age, I can imagine her being a pretty great Black Cat/Felicia Hardy—especially since she can play a bit older compared to Holland’s ‘aw shucks’ nerd Peter Parker. It would definitely be a fun dynamic to put MCU Peter in, but we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

Spider-Man 4 is expected to come out July 26, 2026.

With the cliffhanger ending, Netflix has spared no time announcing that a second season is already in production, and it’s set to come out in July next year. Check out the trailer:

The official description reads:

As Momo, Okarun, and Turbo Granny investigate what happened to Jiji’s family, they find themselves facing a series of bizarre encounters!

By the looks of the trailer, there is only a look at the rest of the Evil Eye arc, with the creeps that haunt the hot spring as well as the origin of the Evil Eye and its relationship with Jiji. By the time the second season comes around, anyone who has read the manga is already expecting the introduction of other members of Momo and Okarun’s group like Kinta and Vamola. It may be a while before class rep Rin is given her major arc.

With Chainsaw Man expected to make a comeback next year with the Reze Arc movie, fans are also expecting some kind of big film for Dandadan down the line. So far nothing official has been announced, but the Kaiju arc is clearly one of the more bombastic storylines, and it would make for some great spectacle in a cinema.

Then again, the series has been doing a great job with the animation so far, and the hype is up for this odd world by Yukinobu Tatsu-sensei.

Dandadan returns to Netflix on July 2025.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is set to release next year, and a new trailer has been dropped teasing the arrival of a new love interest/adversary—the Bomb Devil. Check this out:

Here’s the official description for the movie:

Extravagant bloody battle involving love and desire, humans and devils, is coming to the big screens!

“Chainsaw Man” is a manga serialized in Shueisha’s “Shonen Jump+” that has sold over 30,000,000 copies. In 2022, the series was broadcast as a TV Anime series that was made by animation studio MAPPA (Notable works: “JUJUTSU KAISEN”, “Attack on Titan Final Season”, etc.), creating buzz all over the world.

Now in 2025, the episode that made the world go wild during its serialization is coming to theaters as an animated movie!

The official story description for the movie has also been released. It reads: Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.

While most of the first season had Denji pursuing a romance with Makima, Reze actually threw a curveball for the fans since she also had great chemistry with Denji. One big issue was that she was also possessed by a demon in the form of the Bomb Devil—and she’s quite capable of a lot of destruction.

Though fans should expect a lot of action and explosions that are signature to Chainsaw Man, Reze is considered to be one of the best pairings for Denji, as compared to Makima who is clearly just grooming him for control.

Hopefully the release of this movie will satiate the wait for the next season.

Catch Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc when it comes out in theatres sometime in 2025.

Though no new trailer was released during The Game Awards, director Amy Hennig (Uncharted) does reveal what to expect from the game when it eventually comes out. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Hennig says about Rise of Hydra:

“It led us to do a bunch of interesting things… one of which was to not only tell a story with a young Steve Rogers who’s still trying to find his feet, as opposed to the more seasoned guy that we’ve seen in a lot of the films. It also let us introduce a new Black Panther of 1943.”

With the Indiana Jones game being such a hit with critics this year, it does seem like Rise of Hydra is also going to be a globe-trotting adventure that would also explore several locations—one of them being the secret nation of Wakanda. Hennig continues:

“Wakanda at this point in time is hidden away from the outside world and protected by this impenetrable jungle,” she explains. “They are non-interventionist, but events transpire that pull them into the conflict. They have to protect their interests. The world is getting smaller. No satellites yet, but there will be soon. You can shoot down planes that maybe want to fly over Wakanda, but how long can you stay in the shadows?”

Hennig goes on to explain the conflict between Black Panther and Captain America, who seem to be teaming up to face a common enemy. She says they are “confronting the same enemies and they’re concerned about the same events that are transpiring, but they’re initially almost working against each other. Good people have to work together to overcome evil. If you separate, then you’re not going to succeed.”

Hennig had directed the first three Uncharted games, so it can be easy to guess that Rise of Hydra is going to be a cinematic action-platformer. Of course, she could go a different direction with this game, but the Marvel brand does promise spectacle, and why else would they hire Hennig if they weren’t expecting that from this game?

No release date has been set for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, but it is expected to launch sometime next year.

According to insider Daniel Richtman (via ComicBookMovie), Scarlett Johansson is set to reprise her part as Black Widow in Avengers: Doomsday. So far, nothing official has been confirmed, but Johansson joining along with RDJ and Evans further fuels the theory that Doom will be working with a variant team of Avengers who are actually ‘evil’ this time around.

So far, Avengers characters who aren’t dead or dying like Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) were expected to make an appearance, but some think it’s possible they could also be part of this Doctor Doom super team that the New Avengers will have to deal with.

Honestly, I was up for a clash with Kang with the next Avengers film, and I think that the bringing back of the Russo Brothers and RDJ feels like another Rise of Skywalker situation happening over at Marvel. If they’re pushing forward with it though, all fans can do is hope that the Russos have a dynamite idea, and this would set everything up properly for Secret Wars to be the next big thing.

Avengers: Doomsday is set to release in theatres on May 1, 2026.

Though we don’t have a look at the incoming season yet, Netflix releases promos once in a while, and the most recent one has series lead Iñaki Godoy (Luffy) interviewing One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. Check this out:

Here’s the official description:

Iñaki Godoy, who plays Luffy in ONE PIECE, meets with the legendary creator, Mr. Oda, to discuss his first set visit. The conversation takes place in Japanese, and offers a look into the future of the series. The Grand Line… here we come!

While manga creators are usually hands off when it comes to adaptations, Oda was actually invited to the set of the series, and it looks like they’re taking his input seriously. After news of Oda going on a break from One Piece, it’s great that he actually got to visit the set in South Africa.

Though there hasn’t been an official look at them yet, the main antagonists for the next arc are Baroque Works, an organization run by Mr. 0 (played by Joe Manganiello). The arc will also see the introduction of Nico Robin (Lera Bova) and Vivi (Charithra Chandran).

The first season of One Piece wasn’t perfect, but it was definitely a  great adaptation of a goofy comic. I’m just hoping they have more of a budget for special effects in the second season, because they are very sparing when it comes to Luffy’s powers.

Season 2 of One Piece is currently in production, and it’s likely it could release on Netflix sometime in 2026.

It was inevitable that the two would end up talking about The Batman, and Reeves reveals that one of his favourite moments with Catwoman in the movie was actually something Kravitz came up with. Kravitz had apparently liked the line “I have a thing about strays,” but Reeves had no idea how to put it into the scene.

Reeves explains, “I was like, ‘I do love that idea, but i don’t know how we’ll ever get that line in,’ and you go, ‘oh, that’s so easy. You just have [Batman] look down at the cats and say, ‘You got a lot of cats.'”

matt reeves on catwoman's "i have a thing about strays" line: "i was like, 'i do love that idea, but i don't know how we'll ever get that line in,' and you go, 'oh, that's so easy. you just have him look down at the cats and say 'got a lot of cats.'" pic.twitter.com/nEuNI8ZEEP

— best of catwoman (@catwomanarchive) December 18, 2024

Here’s the scene from the film:

It’s definitely a great character moment in the film, and a says so much about Selina’s motivation and why she was so protective of Annika in the movie. Admittedly just having Batman mention that she has a lot of cats so she could explain herself was a genius move when it came to the writing.

The last we saw of Selina in The Batman, she went off to find a new life in Bludhaven (where Nightwing operates), but she’s also set to make a return in The Batman Part II. The finale of The Penguin also has her reaching out to her half-sister Sofia Falcone in Arkham, so it’s possible fans would also get to see more of her down the line.

No release date has been set for The Batman Part II, but the movie is expecting to shoot sometime next year.

With creator Hwang Dong-hyuk coming back for the series, he does have something to say about his highly anticipated show: “I’m so sick of ‘Squid Game’”

Talking to Variety about his next series, Hwang says, “I’m so exhausted. I’m so tired. In a way, I have to say, I’m so sick of ‘Squid Game,’… I’m so sick of my life making something, promoting something. So I’m not thinking about my next project right now. I’m just thinking about going to some remote island and having my own free time without any phone calls from Netflix—Not the ‘Squid Game’ island.”

Though the first season of the series did end with a cliffhanger, it has been confirmed that the second and third season of Squid Game had been shot back-to-back; this was done so that the third season would be ready to come out next year.

We don’t know exactly what to expect with the second season, but at least now fans know that the showrunners already have an ending in mind—so maybe any twists that would come their way would feel organic.

Despite the success of the first season, a lot of fans did think that the reveal of Oh Il-nam as the secret antagonist kind of just comes out of nowhere; and it also destroys any context of his relationship with Gi-hun during the games.

With Hwang not being shy about the pressure he’s received after the series’ success, I’m just hoping he manages to pull this off with no more hitches.

Watch out for Squid Game Season 2 when it releases on Netflix on Dec. 26.