"," the second film in the series, was released on November 23, 2022, in a limited theatrical run before streaming on Netflix on December 23, 2022. Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc, the film is set on a private island in Greece and features a new ensemble cast, including Edward Norton as tech billionaire Miles Bron, Janelle Monáe as Helen Brand, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Jessica Henwick, and Madelyn Cline. The film is a standalone mystery, with Johnson emphasizing that each installment is a new case with a distinct setting and cast, inspired by Agatha Christie's approach to storytelling. It received critical acclaim, particularly for its screenplay, direction, and performances, and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards. The film was produced under a $469 million deal between Netflix and Johnson, which secured exclusive rights to two sequels following the success of the original 2019 film.
2022 film directed by Rian Johnson
Calling the Knives Out sequel "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" was stupid, but here's how they should've fixed it
Glass Onion pales in comparison to the original Knives Out film - the energy and charm of that world is gone and the cast is seriously lacking…
Official Discussion - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery [Theater Release] [SPOILERS]
I am so happy this is out and I can talk about it finally. Lots of thoughts, but one thing I haven’t seen pointed out yet:
Ed Norton gives a speech early in the movie about what it means to be a “disruptor” that exactly lays out the climactic sequence at the end.
First you break something small and people cheer you on, but then you keep going and breaking bigger things. Eventually they’ll tell you to stop but you keep going until you break the thing that no one wants you to break.
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We're all in agreement that adding "A Knives Out Mystery" to the title of Glass Onion was stupid, right?
But after that decision was done, there was still a way to fix it. They should have called the next movie "Wake Up Dead Man: A Glass Onion Mystery", then add "A Wake Up Dead Man Mystery" to the end of the next title, and so on.
Alas, they didn't.
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Summary:
Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case.
Director:
Rian Johnson
Writers:
Rian Johnson
Cast:
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Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc
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Edward Norton as Miles Bron
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Kate Hudson as Birdie Jay
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Dave Bautista as Duke Cody
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Janelle Monae as Andi Brand
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Kathryn Hahn as Claire Debella
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Leslie Odom Jr. as Lionel Toussant
-- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Metacritic: 81
VOD: Theaters (Netflix on December 24th when there will be a second Official Discussion)
I am so happy this is out and I can talk about it finally. Lots of thoughts, but one thing I haven’t seen pointed out yet:
Ed Norton gives a speech early in the movie about what it means to be a “disruptor” that exactly lays out the climactic sequence at the end.
First you break something small and people cheer you on, but then you keep going and breaking bigger things. Eventually they’ll tell you to stop but you keep going until you break the thing that no one wants you to break.
First half of the movie: “Hmmm I’m not really a fan of Janelle Monae. She’s barely acting.”
Second half: “Ohhhhhh!”
Idk what to think. I enjoyed the first one, even though I know it has major flaws.
I'm really looking forward to checking out Glass Onion on Netflix tomorrow, since I loved the first one. However, since I'll be home for the holidays, I want to try to get my family to watch it too, who as far as I know haven't seen the first one. And because Lionsgate is 3 vindictive assholes in a trench coat pretending to be a movie studio, they pulled the first movie off of all streaming. The marketing makes it seem like this is a standalone movie, but for those who've seen it, do you have to watch the first to catch any story points?