That is essentially how Glass Onion begins." Johnson wanted the film's title to refer to something hidden in plain sight.
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In The Last of Sheila, it's on his yacht, and everything ends up going horribly wrong. It begins with him sending an invitation for them to come and play this murder mystery game at this exotic locale. In addition to Christie novels, he took inspiration from "tropical getaway murder mysteries" like Evil Under the Sun and especially The Last of Sheila, saying: "It's structured around a group of friends, or frenemies, who all have a power dynamic with one of their successful friends.
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Johnson made it clear that Glass Onion was not a continuation of its predecessor but a standalone film featuring a new story and cast, similar to the Hercule Poirot novel series by Agatha Christie. Johnson previously considered having Blanc speak with an inexplicably different accent in each film. Ĭraig worked with a dialect coach to regain familiarity with Blanc's Southern accent. A losing bidder called it an inexplicable and "mind-boggling" deal. Johnson, Craig, and producer Ram Bergman are reportedly being paid more than $100 million for their roles in both productions. In March 2021, Netflix outbid Amazon and Apple at an auction to acquire the rights to the film and another sequel to Knives Out for $469 million, with Johnson returning as director, Daniel Craig set to reprise his role as Blanc, and a budget of at least $40 million for the first installment. The sequel was officially greenlit by Lionsgate in early 2020. Before its release, writer and director Rian Johnson had teased the possibility of a sequel revolving around the lead character, Detective Benoit Blanc.
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It grossed over $311 million on a budget of $40 million, making it the second-highest-grossing original movie of the year that was not based on existing intellectual property. The 2019 film Knives Out was a commercially successful production from MRC and Lionsgate Films. Writer, director, and producer Rian Johnson Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will have its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and is scheduled to be released in select cinemas in November 2022, before its streaming release on December 23, 2022, by Netflix. Returning crew members from Knives Out included cinematographer Steve Yedlin, editor Bob Ducsay, and composer Nathan Johnson. Filming took place on the island of Spetses, Greece, between June and July 2021, and continued outside of Greece until September. In March 2021, Netflix bought the rights to two sequels to Knives Out for $469 million. In 2020, it was confirmed he was working on a story with Craig set to reprise his role. While promoting Knives Out in 2019, Johnson hinted at the possibility of a sequel. The film also stars an ensemble cast consisting of Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
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A sequel to Knives Out (2019), Daniel Craig reprises his role as Benoit Blanc, a master detective taking on a new case. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is an upcoming American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman for T-Street Productions.