Squid Game's Hwang Dong-hyuk Picks Which Marvel Character Would Win the Deadly Competition (Exclusive)

Hwang Dong-hyuk would bet on Tony Stark Squid game competition.

At Netflix’s season 2 premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 12, the director of the hit series revealed exclusively to PEOPLE which celebrity would do well in the deadly competition.

“Iron Man — without the suit,” Hwang says, referring to Tony Stark, the central character played by Robert Downey Jr. in Marvel’s Infinity Saga.

Hwang believes that Stark, who is considered one of the smartest characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, would have the best chance of winning Squid Game — even without his technologically advanced vest.

Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) in the scene of ‘Avengers: Endgame’.

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Squid gameThe first season followed Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, as he tried to win a high-stakes competition filled with deadly versions of children’s games. Of the 456 contestants who started the competition, Seong was one of two people to walk away alive.

The first season’s games included tug-of-war, marbles, jumps, honeycomb carving, and red light, green light. Hwang says the second season will feature some different games.

“There were some [games] left over from the list of games I envisioned for Season 1,” he says. “So at least for Season 2, it wasn’t that hard to come up with new games.”

Jo Yu-ri, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Seo-hwan, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Yim Si-wan, Lee Jung-jae, Yang Dong-geun and Kang Ae-shim attend the premiere and fan event in Los Angeles for Netflix "Squid game" Season 2 at Los Angeles City College on December 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Hwang Dong-hyuk and the cast of ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 premiere on December 12, 2024.

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Hwang admits that he would excel most in the honeycomb challenge. When he was a kid, he recalls using Seong’s rescue trick that we saw in Season 1 — licking the honeycomb to weaken the outline of the shape for easier removal.

Squid gamefirst recorded in Korean and later translated into 31 languages, it became a worldwide hit after its release in September 2021. Squid game won six Emmys, including lead actor, director, production design, guest actress, special visual effects and stunt performance.

Squid Game S2 Yim Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi in Squid Game S2

A scene from the second season of ‘Squid Game’.

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Although the second season doesn’t debut for another two weeks, it earned a Golden Globe nomination for best drama series.

“They gave us the nomination even before it came out,” Hwang says. “It was a big surprise and a big compliment. I’m so happy. I couldn’t be happier.”

Season 2 of Squid Game premieres on Netflix on December 26th.

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