Director "squid game" sparked a fun crossover debate by revealing which Marvel character he believes will emerge victorious in the deadly competition.

The hit Netflix show features some 456 financially desperate contestants who are lured into a mystery competition with the promise of winning £45.6 billion (roughly $38 million). The catch? They must participate in a series of deadly childhood games where losing means death.

As the show prepares to release its second season, director Hwang Dong-hyuk reveals which celebrity figure he thinks would do well in the deadly competition.

Hwang Dong-hyuk made a bet: Tony Stark would be his choice to win the "Squid Game" competition.

Speaking at Netflix's Season 2 premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 12, the director of the hit series shared with PEOPLE Magazine which iconic figure he believes could thrive in high-stakes deadly games.

"Iron Man — without the suit," Hwang explained, referring to Tony Stark, the iconic hero portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in Marvel's Infinity Saga.

The first season of "The Squid Game" centers on Seong Gi-hun, portrayed by Lee Jung-jaeas he fights to survive and win in a brutal competition with deadly twists in childhood games. Season 1 challenges included tug-of-war, marbles, hopscotch, honeycomb carving and the infamous red light, green light.

According to creator Hwang, Season 2 will introduce a new set of games, offering fresh twists to keep viewers on edge. "There were some more (games) from the list of games I came up with for the first season," he said PEOPLE. "So, at least for Season 2, it wasn't that hard to come up with new games."

"Three years after winning the 'Squid Game,' player 456 gave up on going to the United States and returned with a new resolution in mind," Netflix said of the second season. “Gi-hun dives into the mysterious game of survival once again, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion earned points.”

Lee Jung-jae also spoke with PEOPLE Magazine about the excitement surrounding the highly anticipated second season of Squid Game. Reflecting on his experience, Lee said that the "new games" were his favorite part of filming and hinted that fans have a lot to look forward to.

"So I can tell you with certainty that you are in for more surprises, because there are games within games, and I call them psychological warfare," he told the publication. “We have so many of them in Season 1. So one moment you'll be enemies, the two of them will be enemies, and the next time they'll be friends. So you don't know what's going to happen.”

He added: “There are so many twists and turns, so you're in for a big surprise.

"Because I made the first season without much thought about making a second season, when it was decided that we would make a second season, the pressure was really huge," said director Hwang IndieWire. “I thought to myself: am I really going to be able to pull this off? Will I be able to create or write something that surpasses the first season?"

"But when I started writing, and when I got into the story of Gi-hun (Lee Jung-Jae) returning to gaming with his own motives, it actually went a lot better than I thought it would," he continued. "I was able to create a story that I thought was more intriguing, come up with more interesting characters, and come up with more original and intriguing gameplay."

Released in September 2021, "Squid Game" became a global sensation after being filmed in Korean and translated into 31 languages.

The series won six Emmy Awards, including lead actor, director, production design, guest actress, special visual effects and stunt performance. Within weeks of its debut, it became Netflix's most-watched series and made history as the first Korean-language and foreign-language series to receive a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nomination.

Building on its unprecedented success, Netflix has launched a reality competition series inspired by the drama, premiering in November 2023.