Cate Blanchett is "wildly open" to leading an English-language take on Squid Game

Asked if she is interested in an English-language Squid Game sequel or spin-off, she told Variety: "I am wildly open to anything.

"And in a world that is so beautifully, magically created like that, for sure. They're amazing world-builders, and that series has been eaten alive. I don't think there's a corner of the globe that it hasn't touched in some way."

Despite rumours Cate's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button director David Fincher has pitched an English-language take on the series, the Oscar-winning star insisted she doesn't know anything.

She said: "I mean, I'd love to work with David again. It's been ages. But no, I don't know anything more than you do. I'm not being coy. I really don't."

The Australian star's offer to appear on Squid Game came "out of the blue" and was shrouded in so much secrecy, she didn't even have a costume fitting and was instead asked to bring a suit of her own.

She recalled: "Because it's such a cult series and they were shooting in LA of all places, everyone was on a need-to-know basis.

"I got a couple of storyboards. I had to [learn to] play the game very quickly. I had to practice and practice.

"I knew there were four or five setups that they were going to do, and I knew what they needed from every shot, and then I was given the sides. But it was one of the more mysterious jobs."

The Disclaimer actress - who won her first two Emmy nominations as an actress and producer for Mrs. America in 2020 - is "absolutely" looking forward to doing more TV and is "particularly keen" to join a series that is "fully formed" already.