As Rian Johnsonโs Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (AKA Knives Out 2) premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival, Netflix has dropped a first trailer spotlighting the filmโs key players, ranging from retired 007 Daniel Craig, who reprises his role as the charming southern sleuth Benoit Blanc, to an all-new ensemble cast.
According to Netflix, the premise for the forthcoming Knives Out โsequelโ is as follows:
Tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is put on the case.
RELATED: โKnives Out 2โ Is Hitting Netflix Just In Time For Christmas
Writer and director Rian Johnson has previously noted Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery isnโt a strict continuation of its predecessor (hence โsequelโ). Instead, this is a standalone whodunnit following Craigโs Detective Benoit Blanc on his latest mystery.
โIโve never really been interested in doing sequels โ but this, the idea of doing more of these with Daniel as his character, is not sequels,โ Rian Johnson revealed to SiriusXM.
โItโs just coming up with a whole new mystery, a whole new location, all-new cast, whole new mechanics of the appeal of a mystery, and everything.โ
โYou look at Agatha Christieโs books and itโs not like every single one is a mansion, a library, and a detective. Besides setting, she also explored a bunch of different subgenres. She found a different narrative way into each of them.โ
โThereโs so many different things you can do with it. And thatโs whatโs fun about it.โ
RELATED: Daniel Craig Is Earning Over $100 Million For The โKnives Outโ Sequels
In addition to Daniel Craig and Edward Norton, you can expect Dave Bautista as YouTube star Duke Cody; Janelle Monae as tech entrepreneur Cassandra โAndiโ Brand; Kathryn Hahn as Connecticut governor and Senate hopeful Claire Debella; with Leslie Odom Jr as a scientist employed by Nortonโs Miles Bron by the name of Lionel Toussaint.
Kate Hudson has also made an appearance as eccentric fashion designer Birdie Jay; Madelyn Cline as Duke Codyโs younger girlfriend and channel assistant Whiskey; Jessica Henwick as Birdie Jayโs assistant Peg; while Americaโs other dad Ethan Hawke has been locked in for an undisclosed role.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (AKA Knives Out 2) hits Netflix on December 23rd of 2022 โ check out the first official trailer above.
