We always knew writer-director Rian Johnson would come out of the gates swinging for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery in an attempt to re-capture the lighting-in-a-bottle level success he experienced with the original film, but based on first reactions towards the โsequel,โ it seems as though heโs got a superior whodunnit on his hands. One thatโs already being praised by critics across the board and a healthy 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
According to Netflix โ which famously acquired the rights to this flick along with the next one for an astounding US$450 million โ the premise for Glass Onion is as follows:
Tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is put on the case.
Johnson previously noted Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery isnโt a strict continuation of its predecessor (hence โsequelโ). Instead, this is a standalone instalment following Craigโs Detective Benoit Blanc on his latest mystery a la Hercule Poirot.
โIโve never really been interested in doing sequels โ but this, the idea of doing more of these with Daniel as his character, is not sequels,โ Rian Johnson told SiriusXM.
โItโs just coming up with a whole new mystery, a whole new location, all-new cast, whole new mechanics of the appeal of a mystery, and everything.โ
โYou look at Agatha Christieโs books and itโs not like every single one is a mansion, a library, and a detective. Besides setting, she also explored a bunch of different subgenres. She found a different narrative way into each of them.โ
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Daniel Craig and Edward Norton have been joined by Dave Bautista as YouTube star Duke Cody; Janelle Monae as tech entrepreneur Cassandra โAndiโ Brand; Kathryn Hahn as Connecticut governor and Senate hopeful Claire Debella; with Leslie Odom Jr as a scientist employed by Nortonโs Miles Bron by the name of Lionel Toussaint.
Kate Hudson has also made an appearance as eccentric fashion designer Birdie Jay; Madelyn Cline as Duke Codyโs younger girlfriend and channel assistant Whiskey; Jessica Henwick as Birdie Jayโs assistant Peg; while Americaโs other dad Ethan Hawke has been locked in for a yet-to-be-disclosed role.
As of today, Rian Johnsonโs Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is screening in cinemas, arriving on Netflix in roughly a month just before Christmas (December 23rd) โ check out the first reactions and trailer below.
