Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).Photo: JOHN WILSON/NETFLIX
We know you’re on the edge of your knife seat for more mysteries with detective Benoit Blanc!
Plans for afollow-up film were first announcedin February 2020 and later confirmed in March 2021 asNetflix paid more than $400 millionfor the rights to the franchise.
OfficiallytitledGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the movie includes yet another star-studded cast and nail-biting murder mystery, this time set in Greece.
Over the past few months, Netflix has shared a handful of details, includingfirst-look imagesandan official trailer. Now, the film finally has a theatrical release date.
Read ahead for everything to know about the anticipatedKnives Outsequel.
Who is in theKnives Out 2cast?
Cast ofGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Netflix
Just like the first film,Knives Out 2is stacked witha star-studded cast. Daniel Craig returns as detective Benoit Blanc alongside new stars Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
What isKnives Out 2about?
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Per the official tagline from Netflix, the upcoming film follows Benoit Blanc as he “peels back the layers in a new [director] Rian Johnson whodunit.” Set on a lavish private estate on a Greek island, “Blanc soon meets a distinctly disparate group of friends gathering at the invitation of billionaire Miles Bron for their yearly reunion,” the description continues.
How doesKnives Outconnect toKnives Out 2?
Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig inKnives Out.Claire Folger/Lionsgate
Aside from Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc being featured in both films, it appears that there isn’t any correlation between the two films, since they involve two completely different murders and suspects.
Director and writer Rian Johnson also clarified thatKnives Out 2serves more asa standalone than a sequel.
“I’ve never really been interested in doing sequels, but this, the idea of doing more of these with Daniel as his character, is not sequels,” he told Uproxx in 2019. “It’s just what Agatha Christie did. It’s 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. It’d be a blast.”
When didKnives Out 2start filming?
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Themovie began filming in Greecein June 2021 and concluded in September 2021.
Is there a trailer forKnives Out 2?
Thefirst teaser trailer for the moviewas released in September, setting the stage for another murder mystery.
Is there a poster forKnives Out 2?
In October, Netflix shared the poster for the film alongside the caption, “Bad people. Beautiful places. Brilliant detective.”
When is theKnives Out 2release date?
The film is slated torun in select theatersfrom Nov. 23-29 before hitting Netflix, perThe Hollywood Reporter.
After its theatrical release, the film will beavailable to stream on Netflixon Dec. 23.
Will there be aKnives Out 3?
If you’re hoping for more murder mysteries with Benoit Blanc, you’re in luck! When Netflix bought the rights to theKnives Outfranchise in 2021, the reported $400 million dealincluded a second and third film, according toDeadline. However, no further details have been revealed about the third film.
source: people.com
