KNIVES OUT Sequel Gets a Title and Director Rian Johnson Shares a Statement
Rian Johnson’s Knives Out sequel is officially titled Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Daniel Craig is returning as Benoit Blanc in the film, and he will embark on another murder mystery adventure. Netflix shared an announcement promo and Johnson shared the following statement:
“Something I love about Agatha Christie is how she never tread water creatively. I think there’s a misperception 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. Under the umbrella of the whodunnit she wrote spy thrillers, proto-slasher horrors, serial killer hunts, gothic romances, psychological character studies, glam travelogues. 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.”
There are still no story details to share, but I loved the first movie and I can’t wait to see what Johnson has in store for the sequel! Craig is joined in the sequel by Kathryn Hahn, Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr, Jessica Henwick, and Madelyn Cline.