“Knives Out 2”
Netflix announces launch date
High-profile actors come together again in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
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Daniel Craig reprises his role as Benoit Blanc in Knives Out 2. Now Netflix has announced the launch date.
Daniel Craig (54) will soon be seen again in a popular role. Not as James Bond, but as private detective Benoit Blanc. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the sequel to the crime thriller Knives Out (2019), premieres December 23 on Netflix. The streaming service does announced now. The first pictures have also been published.
Benoit Blanc is drawn to Greece
Before that, the strip will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. As Netflix further confirmed, the film will also be shown in selected cinemas. When, however, is not yet certain. The new film follows Blanc on his investigations into Greece. When tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton, 53) invites some friends to his vacation home, it becomes clear that the Greek paradise is not perfect. Suddenly a corpse appears. Benoit Blanc tries to uncover the mysteries.
Rian Johnson (48) also acts as director and screenwriter in the second part. While Craig’s role wasn’t the main focus in the first installment, that will change in the second installment. “This time we’re getting to know him a little better,” Johnson is quoted as saying in the statement. “So this time we experience the other actors and the island from his point of view.”
These stars are also in the second part
For the sequel became a star cast again compiled. In addition to Daniel Craig and Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe (36), Kathryn Hahn (49), Leslie Odom Jr. (41), Jessica Henwick (29), Madelyn Cline (24) as well as Kate Hudson (43) and Dave Bautista ( 53) to see.
In spring 2021 had become knownthat Netflix will shoot two sequels to the blockbuster “Knives Out”. According to media reports, the streaming service paid more than 400 million US dollars (about 350 million euros) for it. “Knives Out” was a surprise hit at the box office in 2019. The flick has grossed over $300 million worldwide.