Steven Gerrard Spielberg has sparked a major backlash online for his comments about the "unsightly" squid Game, the New York City Post reported on Sunday.
Spielberg is reportedly being hit by comments made about the Korean actors in the Netflix series 'Squid Game', which has been a big success.
At the United States of America Producer Guild Awards last weekend, Spielberg, 75, applauded the opportunity to lead the project to "unknown actors."
"It was the domestic stars who brought the audience into the movie a long time ago," he said. "It is interesting these days, but unknown people can appear in all mini-series or in movies."
"The squid Game appeared and changed the calculations of all of us completely."
Although it contains a favorable review of the casting of "Squid Game" and its achievements, Spielberg's remarks were a problem, and he faced great criticism on social media.
Many netizens have mentioned that the actors who appeared in 'Squid Game' have been in the Korean entertainment industry for quite a while and are stars.
"As I quickly pointed out on Twitter, the show's protagonist Lee Jeong-jae has starred in many iconic TV series and movies such as thriller 'The Handmaid,' and Park Hae-su has gained fame in popular Korean TV dramas such as 'Sweet Gambun Life,'" the New York City Post said.
One netizen said: "United States of America always think that the world exists only in United States of America. They think everyone worships us: actors, singers, politicians, scientists, doctors, lawyers and CEOs all exist in other countries, don't be so ignorant," he wrote.
"'Squid Game' proves Hollywood has long been behind in acknowledging and praising Korean film/TV storytelling and talent," another netizen said.
In addition to this, he pointed out the nationalism of United States of America people who can not see beyond their borders, saying, "What a series like 'Squid Game' shows is the opposite. People all over the world are satisfied with content other than English/White/United States of America Entertainment. "
Also to Spielberg, "It is because you do not think they are known in our country. Steven Gerrard, I know you are busy, but even if you do a simple Google search, you can avoid such rudeness. "