The second chapter within the Knives Out franchise shall be accessible to stream on Netflix this 12 months.
The streaming service revealed Monday that the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2019 hit Knives Out, shall be accessible to stream across the globe on Friday, December 23.
A theatrical launch is deliberate, however dates are nonetheless TBD at this stage.
Within the sequel, Detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to peel again the layers of a thriller involving a brand new solid of colourful suspects.
Along with Craig, the film stars Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline with Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
The brand new film additionally has a really completely different title than earlier than:
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story is the identify.
In keeping with Johnson, Blanc’s penchant for bombast is partly to thank for the movie’s title, which pays homage to the 1968 Beatles music of the identical identify.
“I’m at all times fishing for one thing enjoyable that Blanc can seize onto as an overwrought metaphor that he can beat to dying,” Johnson shared in a press release.
“That is all in plain sight from the very begin. So, the concept of glass got here to me, one thing that’s clear. I’ll be very trustworthy.”
“I actually received out my iPhone and searched my music library with the phrase ‘glass.’ There’s received to be some good glass songs.”
“I used to be like, “Oh, is it a glass fortress? Is it a glass citadel? Is it a glass man?” The very first thing that got here up, as a result of I’m an enormous Beatles fan, is ‘Glass Onion.’”
The unique Knives Out was launched theatrically, and grossed $311 million on a funds of $40 million.
Selection reported in Could 2021 that the streaming service paid $450 million for the rights to 2 sequels.
It was an enormous deal, and one which highlighted the significance of tentpole motion pictures on streaming.
It is potential the theatrical launch shall be on the identical day because the streaming launch, however time will inform.
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