‘Knives Out’ sequel ‘Glass Onion’ to release on Netflix on December 23

The film will have its European premiere at the 66th edition of the BFI London Film Festival on 16 October

The film will have its European premiere at the 66th edition of the BFI London Film Festival on 16 October

ryan johnson Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Streaming will begin on Netflix from December 23, the streamer has announced. Written by Johnson, the upcoming film is a sequel to the 2019 film knives out,

The streaming platform also released the first look of the film on Monday night, in which Daniel Craig, who reprises the role of Detective Benoit Blanc, attends a glamorous dinner party.

In the follow-up film, Blank travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery, including Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madeline Kline, and a new cast of color suspects played by Kate. is included. Hudson and Dave Bautista.

“When tech billionaire Miles Bronn (Norton) invites some of his near and dear ones for an escape on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not right in heaven. And when someone is dead So, who better to peel back the layers of intrigue than Blanc?” Netflix said about the plot in a press release.

Johnson, who also produced the film with Ram Bergman, said that the title ‘Glass Onion’ pays homage to the 1968 Beatles song of the same name.

“I’ve always been fishing for something fun that Blanc can catch as an extravagant metaphor that he can put to death. It’s all in clear vision from the start. So, the idea of ​​glass came to me , something is obvious. I’ll be very honest.

“I literally took out my iPhone and searched my music library with the word ‘glass.’ There must be some good glass songs. I was like, ‘Oh, is this glass fort? Is this glass castle? What Is this a man with a glass?’ The first thing that came up, because I’m a huge Beatles fan, is ‘Glass Onion’,” the director said in a statement.

knife out 2 It will also have its European premiere at the 66th edition of the BFI London Film Festival on 16 October. The film will premiere in select theaters on an announced date.