Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (titled onscreen as simply Glass Onion) is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. It is a standalone sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out, and the second instalment in the Knives Out film series, with Daniel Craig reprising his role as master detective Benoit Blanc as he takes on a new case revolving around tech billionaire Miles Bron (played by Edward Norton) and his closest friends. The ensemble cast also includes Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. Johnson had considered several films featuring the Benoit Blanc character before the first film's release. A sequel was greenlit by its original distributor Lionsgate in 2020, but in March 2021 Netflix bought the rights to two Knives Out sequels for $469 million. The cast signed on that May. Filming took place with a $40 million budget on the island of Spetses, Greece, in June and July 2021, and continued in Belgrade, Serbia, until September. Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, Glass Onion began a one-week limited theatrical release on November 23, 2022, receiving the widest theatrical release ever for a Netflix film and grossing $15 million; Netflix began streaming it on December 23. Like its predecessor, Glass Onion received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising Johnson's screenplay and direction, the performances of the cast, and the musical score. The National Board of Review named Glass Onion as one of the top ten films of 2022. The film received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards, and received numerous other accolades. A third film, titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, is set to be released in 2025. The film will star Craig, Josh Brolin, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close, Josh O'Connor, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, and Daryl McCormack.
Yeah. [in Southern accent] So, you said you were gonna be researching these folks for motive. Did you find anything? Yes, I did. But motives for each of them to want Miles Bron dead. Now why would they kill her to protect him? I just don't get it. What about Miles? What if he just did it? Well, we can't rule it out, but Miles Bron is not an idiot. To risk committing murder after a very public court case, with the possibility of that email of Andi's coming to light, would be an exceedingly stupid thing to do. Especially if someone was willing to do it for him. Come on. Walk me through these journals.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Birdie was a washed-up model. Duke was a nerd doing video game tournaments. Claire just lost a race for city council. Lionel was a substitute teacher. All of them run aground in their thirties. But Andi saw their potentials. She found them all. -Hi! -Hey! [Helen] Then she found Miles. Introduced him to the group. This is Miles. -Hey, nice to meet you. -Hey, bro. [Claire] I love your hair. [Helen] At first, nobody liked him. [Miles] …outlive the person… [Helen] He'd say stuff like… I want to be responsible for something that gets talked about in the same breath as the Mona Lisa. Forever. What does that even mean? It just means immortality. He wants to create something that feels lasting, that feels-- His first venture was Moviefone for foot massages. -Did it work? -[Lionel] No! Okay, listen, let's just roll with it. Let's humor him. Let's see where it goes. Let's see what happens. -Hey, team. -[Helen] And things started happening. [screams] [Helen] He got Birdie a show for her designs. It did well. Got Lionel published. Duke set up at Twitch. Claire elected locally. …at you. I love you back! [Helen] You know, small stuff, but it happened.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Miles' aspirations keep getting bigger and bigger. Cut to two years ago, Miles meets some sketchy Norwegian scientist at an ayahuasca ceremony in Peru who sells him on this whole new hydrogen fuel. -Hmm. -He becomes obsessed. And he's willing to give the company's entire resources to launch this thing.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery