The upcoming flick, which will be released on Netflix in late 2022, will see Daniel Craig reprising his role as Detective Benoit Blanc traveling to Greece to solve a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects.
- Jun 14, 2022
AceShowbiz - The official title of "Knives Out" sequel has been unveiled. Making use of his social media account, director Rian Johnson revealed the title of the film that is scheduled to be released on Netflix in late 2022.
The new movie will be titled "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery". Daniel Craig reprises his role as Detective Benoit Blanc in the sequel with a cast that includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. The new flick sees Blanc traveling to Greece to solve a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects.
Rian will direct and has written the script. He is also producing with Ram Bergman for their T-Street banner. The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" director explained how he hopes to emulate the classic whodunit mysteries from author Agatha Christie.
In a Twitter post on Monday, June 13, Rian explained, "Something I love about Agatha Christie is how she never treads water creatively. I think there's a misconception that her books use the same formula over and over, but fans know the opposite is true."
"It wasn't just settings or murder methods, she was constantly stretching the genre conceptually," Rian added. "Under the umbrella of the whodunnit, she wrote spy thrillers, proto-slasher horrors, serial killer hunts, gothic romances, psychological character studies, glam travelogs."
"When I made 'Knives Out', that's what excited me about the prospect of making more mysteries with Daniel as Benoit Blanc, to emulate Christie and have every film be like a whole new book, with its own tone, ambition, reason for being... and (ta dah) title," Rian went on saying.
The original "Knives Out" was a critical and commercial hit when it was released in 2019. Netflix won the rights for two sequels in a $469 million deal in 2021, with Craig returning to star in both movies.
