Rian Johnson Reveals The Story Behind The Title of 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'

If Knives Out was about the murderous ties of flesh and blood, its sequel, Glass Onion: Knives Out Mystery, makes a good case for being just as wary of one’s closest friends. When tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise. And when someone turns up dead, well, who better than Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) to peel back the layers of intrigue?According to Rian Johnson, Blanc’s penchant for bombast is partly to thank for the film’s title, which pays homage to the 1968 Beatles song of the same name. “I'm always fishing for something fun that Blanc can grab onto as an overwrought metaphor that he can beat to death,” he says.

“This is all in plain sight from the very start. So, the idea of glass came to me; something that's clear. I'll be very honest. I literally got out my iPhone and searched my music library with the word ‘glass.’ There's got to be some good glass songs. I was like, "Oh, is it a glass fortress? Is it a glass castle? Is it a glass man? " The first thing that came up, because I'm a huge Beatles fan, is "Glass Onion."Glass Onion stars Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, and Madelyn Cline, with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista in the pivotal roles. The film will have its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and is scheduled to be released in select cinemas in November 2022, before its streaming release on December 23, 2022, by Netflix.