We can stop calling the Knives Out sequel Knives Out 2. Netflix and writer/director Rian Johnson revealed the much-anticipated sequel is officially titled Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Knives Out premiered on November 27, 2019 and starred Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, and Don Johnson. The cast also included Michael Shannon, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Noah Segan, Edi Patterson, Riki Lindhome, and Christopher Plummer.
Glass Onion will star Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
Writer/director Johnson is producing along with Ram Bergman. Netflix is targeting a holiday season release.
Netflix’s very basic synopsis reveals the sequel will find Detective Benoit Blanc traveling to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects.
Knives Out currently sits at 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Rian Johnson earned a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination, and the film picked up numerous nominations including Critics Choice, Producers Guild of America, and Writers Guild of America awards.
A look back at the original film’s plot:
“Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death. With an all-star ensemble cast, Knives Out is a witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end.”
