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  • Rian suggests new title for next instalment

    By Express News Service

    Director Rian Johnson, who is known for Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery previously shared that he was unhappy with the second instalment’s title.

    Johnson previously expressed frustration over having to add A Knives Out Mystery to the film’s title for marketing purposes. Now that the third instalment of the film has been confirmed, Rian is giving suggestions to the marketing as to what the title could be.

    He has suggested that the title should be namedropping the lead of the film. It is to be noted that Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig is the only character that connects the two films. He plays a famed detective who solves murder mysteries

    Director Rian Johnson, who is known for Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery previously shared that he was unhappy with the second instalment’s title.

    Johnson previously expressed frustration over having to add A Knives Out Mystery to the film’s title for marketing purposes. Now that the third instalment of the film has been confirmed, Rian is giving suggestions to the marketing as to what the title could be.

    He has suggested that the title should be namedropping the lead of the film. It is to be noted that Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig is the only character that connects the two films. He plays a famed detective who solves murder mysteries

  • Director Rian Johnson unhappy with his film’s title

    By Express News Service

    Director Rian Johnson revealed that he is not too pleased with the title of his recent outing Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

    According to Variety, Johnson expressed frustration over having to add A Knives Out Mystery to the film’s title for marketing purposes. “I’ve tried hard to make them self-contained,” Johnson said about his Knives Out films, the only overlap between the 2019 original and its 2022 sequel being Daniel Craig’s detective character.

    “Honestly, I’m pissed off that we have A Knives Out Mystery in the title. You know? I want it to just be called Glass Onion”, he said to Variety. “I get it, and I want everyone who liked the first movie to know this is next in the series, but also, the whole appeal to me is it’s a new novel off the shelf every time. But there’s a gravity of a thousand suns toward serialised storytelling.” Johnson added. 

    As per Variety, Glass Onion, which has been at the top of Netflix’s daily most-watched chart since its streaming debut, features an entirely new mystery and an ensemble of suspects, including Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson and Edward Norton, among others.

    Johnson said that he loves endings so much that he didn’t want the Knives Out name to live on after the end of the 2019 original, which nabbed Johnson an Oscar nomination for original screenplay. Meanwhile, Variety noted that Johnson and Craig have already signed a deal to develop a third Knives Out film for Netflix.

    Director Rian Johnson revealed that he is not too pleased with the title of his recent outing Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

    According to Variety, Johnson expressed frustration over having to add A Knives Out Mystery to the film’s title for marketing purposes. “I’ve tried hard to make them self-contained,” Johnson said about his Knives Out films, the only overlap between the 2019 original and its 2022 sequel being Daniel Craig’s detective character.

    “Honestly, I’m pissed off that we have A Knives Out Mystery in the title. You know? I want it to just be called Glass Onion”, he said to Variety. “I get it, and I want everyone who liked the first movie to know this is next in the series, but also, the whole appeal to me is it’s a new novel off the shelf every time. But there’s a gravity of a thousand suns toward serialised storytelling.” Johnson added. 

    As per Variety, Glass Onion, which has been at the top of Netflix’s daily most-watched chart since its streaming debut, features an entirely new mystery and an ensemble of suspects, including Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson and Edward Norton, among others.

    Johnson said that he loves endings so much that he didn’t want the Knives Out name to live on after the end of the 2019 original, which nabbed Johnson an Oscar nomination for original screenplay. Meanwhile, Variety noted that Johnson and Craig have already signed a deal to develop a third Knives Out film for Netflix.

  • ‘Knives Out 2’ title revealed: Rian Johnson calls it ‘Glass Onion’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Rian Johnson has announced that the upcoming “Knives Out” sequel is titled “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and will be released “this holiday season”.

    The much-anticipated part two of the hit 2019 murder mystery will see Daniel Craig reprise his role of the master sleuth Benoit Blanc.

    Ethan Hawke, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr, Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline and Jessica Henwick are the new cast members.

    Johnson announced the film’s title in a series of tweets praising iconic murder mystery writer Agatha Christie, best known for her novels featuring iconic fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

    “Something I love about Agatha Christie is how she never tread water creatively. I think there’s a misperception that her books use the same formula over and over, but fans know the opposite is true.

    “It wasn’t just settings or murder methods, she was constantly stretching the genre conceptually. Under the umbrella of the whodunnit she wrote spy thrillers, proto-slasher horrors, serial killer hunts, gothic romances, psychological character studies, glam travelogues,” the director, also known for 2017’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, wrote on Monday night.

    Benoit Blanc’s next case, the follow up to Knives Out, is called GLASS ONION. pic.twitter.com/6Zo0g1VX11
    — Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 13, 2022
    Working on the “Knives Out” series, he said, he was most excited about the prospect of making more mysteries with Craig as Benoit Blanc.

    ” …to emulate Christie and have every film be like a whole new book, with its own tone, ambition, reason for being and (ta dah) title,” he tweeted as he shared the name announcement clip.

    In the sequel, set to premiere “this holiday season”, Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to solve of a mystery involving a new set of suspects.

    Johnson wrote the script, has directed and is also producing with Ram Bergman under their T-Street banner. It is unclear if the film will premiere on the streamer at the same time as its theatrical release.

    The original “Knives Out”, which was made on a budget of USD 40 million, grossed USD 311.5 million at the global box office when it released in 2019 via Lionsgate.

    The sequel was announced in February 2020 and Netflix bought the rights to two sequels for over USD 450 million last March.

  • Rian Johnson says ‘Knives Out 2’ has wrapped filming

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: “Knives Out 2”, the much-anticipated sequel of the hit 2019 murder mystery, has concluded production, filmmaker Rian Johnson has announced.

    Johnson, who also serves as the writer on the follow-up, shared the news in a post on Twitter on Monday, September 13, 2021.

    The filmmaker also urged his followers to watch Leos Caraz’s musical drama movie “Annette”, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard in the lead.

    We just wrapped production on the next Benoit Blanc mystery and also I finally watched Annette and holy shit it’s amazing. Sending so much love and gratitude to our INCREDIBLE crew and cast and Leos Carax!
    — Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) September 13, 2021
    “We just wrapped production on the next Benoit Blanc mystery and also I finally watched ‘Annette’ and holy shit it’s amazing. Sending so much love and gratitude to our INCREDIBLE crew and cast and Leos Carax,” he tweeted.

    The sequel will see Daniel Craig reprise his role of the master sleuth Benoit Blanc from the original film.

    Ethan Hawke, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr, Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline and Jessica Henwick are the new cast members.

    “Knives Out 2” is produced by Johnson along with Ram Bergman under their T-Street banner.

    The original “Knives Out”, which was made on a humble budget of USD 40 million, grossed USD 311.5 million at the global box office when it released in 2019.

    The sequel was announced in February 2020 and Netflix bought the rights to two sequels for more than USD 450 million in March this year.

    While the streamer has premiered some of its prominent titles as limited theatrical releases, it is currently uncertain how the release of the ‘Knives Out’ sequels will be planned.

    The first “Knives Out” movie followed a family gathering gone horribly awry, after the family patriarch’s (Christopher Plummer) death leads Blanc (Craig) to investigate.

    The whodunnit also features Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, and Jaeden Martell.