Filmmaker Rian Johnson has revealed that his “Knives Out” sequel has landed an official title – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”.
Daniel Craig reprises his role of detective Benoit Blanc and is joined this time by the likes of Kathryn Hahn, Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr, Jessica Henwick, and Madelyn Cline.
Talking about the follow-up in a statement, Johnson says he aims to shift genres in the way author Agatha Christie did with her works which are the obvious inspiration for this film series:
“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.”
Filming on the sequel finished in September last year with the movie expected to hit Netflix sometime this Fall. Johnson is producing alongside Ram Bergman.
The first film opened in cinemas in 2019, landing rave reviews and grossing $311 million globally from a $40 million budget.
