The famed director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Looper – Rian Johnson came out with a whodunnit thriller called Knives Out in 2019. The film centered around the Drysdale family as their Patriarch (Christopher Plummer) is murdered and Mr. Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is anonymously hired to solve the case. The film takes us through an enormous ride of ups and downs. The film had great set-ups and pay offs as almost everything from the very start of the film was somehow connected to the murder. Nothing in the film is wasted. That’s a sign of a good screenplay. It was very economical and with the comic treatment of the film, it was a clear winner. It reminded viewers what old Hollywood films used to be like with great sets, multiple characters and so on but along with that it also brought a fresh take on the murder mystery genre.
It was great combination of nostalgia innovation. Especially for a genre that isn’t exactly thriving in this era. The film was critically successful as well as won the audiences. So, you’d think that the studio which made the first film will greenlit a sequel but that was not the case. Lionsgate didn’t. T’was Netflix that bought the rights and greenlit two Knives Out sequels. One of them is coming to the streaming giant this year. That being said, until now the details regarding the sequel has been sparse however, last month Netflix revealed new images from the sequel and along with that its release date. However, today’s news is even better as we’ve gotten our first teaser of the film, kind of.
Knives Out 2: When will the Teaser Trailer be Released?
Given the hype around the second film, you guess just how big of a success was the first one. Knives Out came at the right time and the lack of competition in the genre further helped it. The only other active whodunnit genre is Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot films, however after the poor reception of the latest one I doubt we’ll get another one. However, the same cannot be said about Knives Out. The sequel titled Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will soon be releasing its first teaser to kickstart its promotional campaign.
Netflix given their current detriment, is playing a high stakes poker game with the Knives Out sequel. Just like all the famous Netflix shows that released this year were being milked to for every ounce of profit, Netflix wants to do the same for Glass Onion. Unlike the norm where you’d just release the teaser trailer to promote the film, Netflix has released a teaser for the teaser. The new teaser is a puzzle in itself, literally. The release of this teaser was simply to hype the teaser trailer and reveal its release date that which is today- 8th September.
Check Out the Full Teaser for the Teaser Trailer on Twitter:
a teaser for a teaser. how puzzling.#GlassOnion: A @KnivesOut Mystery teaser trailer tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/8rHCaa7chE
— @Movies (@Movies) September 7, 2022
Glass Onion may look like an extremely expensive film but the sequel is being made in the same budget like the original- $40 Million. Considering the hype and the success of the original, my bet is that Glass Onion would highly successful. The sequel just like the original has an amazing cast. With Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc at the center of affairs, the supporting cast of the film includes Edward Norton, Madelyn Cline, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, and Ethan Hawke.
Onion Glass: A Knives Out Mystery will premier on Netflix this year, on 23rd December 2022 after completing its run in select theatres.
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