Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Lionsgate, T-Street

Netflix

Release dates

September 10, 2022 (TIFF)

November 23, 2022 (select theaters)

December 23, 2022 (Netflix)

Directed by

Rian Johnson

Written by

Rian Johnson

Produced by

Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman

Starring

Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc

Edward Norton as Miles Bron

Janelle Monáe as Cassandra "Andi" Brand

Kathryn Hahn as Claire Debella

Leslie Odom Jr. as Lionel Toussaint

Jessica Henwick as Peg

Madelyn Cline as Whiskey

Kate Hudson as Birdie Jay

Dave Bautista as Duke Cody

Ethan Hawke as Miles's assistant

Cinematography

Steve Yedlin

Edited by

Bob Ducsay

Music by

Nathan Johnson

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Statement by writer and director Rian Johnson

“I was writing [Glass Onion] during the lockdown of 2020, and I wanted to be on a beach vacation more than anything.”  

“Lock the doors, stay in your rooms. Everyone is in danger." 

“So much of why I'm so into making these is that they just do bring me an intense amount of joy. Working with Daniel in this genre and having fun with it and the humor, getting to work with a new group of actors every time, everything about it just brings me happiness.” 

“The phrase I kept coming back to and talking about the first movie is, ‘It's a roller coaster and not a crossword puzzle.  It's a common mistake in writing whodunits, thinking that you're making a crossword puzzle and that the fun is that the audience is actually going to analyze all this and figure it out. I know when I'm reading or watching a whodunit, I always let go of the notion of figuring it out about a third of the way through it.”

“The reality is that what makes something successful is a story, and that’s true of a whodunit as well.  Are there characters that you care about? Are you pulled through emotionally? Are you on a ride with them with this story? Then the revelation of it all coming together and the whodunit, and the fact that it is all layered in there, is part of the fun of the genre. But, in a way, it can't be the spine that actually is supporting the body of the whole thing. You just need a good story.”

“These movies are made to thrill audiences, and I can’t wait to feel the energy of the crowd as they experience Glass Onion. Between this and the release on Netflix in December, I’m excited that audiences around the world will be able to enjoy the film!”