Thor’s actress: Ragnarok would be in negotiations to act in the new Netflix project inspired by the most lethal game on the platform

An unexpected figure could make the jump to the universe of the squid game. The Oscalized Cate Blanchettremembered for his role as Hela in Thor: Ragnarok, It seems strongly joining the American spin-off of El Game del Calamar This would be developed David Fincher (Mindhunter, Lost, Fight Club). The bomb released the X account (previously Twitter) @Mytimetoshinehelloknown for their accurate losses of the world of entertainment.

While Netflix has not yet officially confirmed anythingThe voices suggest that Blanchett’s character would be central to this expansion of the bloody universe created by Hwang Dong-Hyuk. The fun thing is that The Korean director would not be involved In this American version, according to the latest statements.

Cate Blanchett and the possible screenplay take place in the game of squid

The third season of The game of squid Opens this June 27thAnd everything indicates that its end will act as a bridge to this new project. Progress the show SEONG GIVE-SHE Returning to lethal tests, while the The front man reappears And the decorations indicate a more international turning point. The image of Gi-Hun in smoking triggered fans’ theories: what happens if it now sounds from inside the system?

According to the same source of filtration, the The American series would find itself immediately after the end of the third seasonAlthough Hwang was also hypothesized with a previous idea of ​​telling an intermediate story between seasons 1 and 2. However, that plot seems to have been parked, since the creator would not be connected to the Fincher project.

What role could Blanchett play?

Although there are no details on the character, it is not difficult to imagine Blanchett as a powerful figure of the game: A VIP, an organizer or even a player who hides his identity. Your cold and elegant style adapts perfectly to the visual and psychological tone that David Fincher usually prints his works.

It would not be the first time that Blanchett is involved in a psychological thriller: he recently worked DisclaimerApple TV+ series directed by Alfonso Cuarónwhere share the screen with Hoyeon YoungThe model and the actress who gave birth to Sae-BYEOK in the first season of The game of squid. In that series, Blanchett plays a journalist in front of his past and Hoyeon is his ambitious assistant.

The coincidence of both in two projects such as makes the theory even more juicy What Netflix is ​​looking for Connect faces known with new versions of its global phenomenon.

Fincher in command, what could change in the spin-off

The entrance of David Fincher As a showrunner and possible director marks a turning point. If we know something about the director it is that His sober, obsessive and dark style Wonderful house with the themes of manipulation, power and violence that The game of squid He has already explored. Unlike the most emotional and social approach of Hwang, Fincher could deepen the company and psychological part of the system that feeds the games.

Let’s not forget Mindhunter He has already explored the minds of serial killers with almost surgical coldness. Give here with the games organizers or with the rich who bet on human life?

The franchise The game of squidin full expansion

Since he exploded the records with his first season, The game of squid He did not stop growing: merchandising, reality show (with disputes included), interactive events … and now this Spin-off that promises to give a new narrative level to his universe. It is not crazy to think that Netflix tries to convert The game of squid In His “Macabro Multiverse”with versions in different countries, styles and approaches, such as other platforms with formats such as The robbery of money or Black mirror.

And while There is still no official title, no shooting date or confirmation of distributionOnly the fact that Blanchett and Fincher are connected to the idea already positioned this project between The most early of the new season of Netflix.

Will we see Blanchett distribute orders in the middle of a deadly game? Or will it be another victim of the system? If something is clear, that’s the one The game continues … and now it is played in another language.