Rian wanted ‘Glass Onion’ to contrast with original film
RIAN Johnson returns to helm ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ the murder mystery sequel which sees Daniel Craig reprise his role as Detective Benoit Blanc and revealed that he set the project on a Greek beach to provide a big difference from the first movie.
Speaking at the movie’s US premiere in Los Angeles, the 48-year-old director told The Hollywood Reporter: “I wanted to tell the audience right up front that this was going to be a very different film than the first one, so going from a cosy New England autumn to a Greek beach seemed like a really big, interesting way of doing that.”
The director pointed out that a number of classic whodunits – such as ‘Death on the Nile’ – have taken place in sunny settings.
Rian said: “Also there’s a rich tradition of vacation murder mysteries like ‘Evil Under the Sun’, ‘Death on the Nile’, ‘The Last of Sheila’, and so tapping into that vein seemed rich.
“And also, who doesn’t want to go to Greece? I’m no dummy, I wasn’t going to write us in the middle of nowhere.”
Chris Evans’ sweater was a big talking point from the 2019 movie and Rian claims that garments worn by Craig and Dave Bautista will have a similar impact this time around.
The ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ filmmaker quipped: “I’d love to say Dave Bautista in his little bikini bottom swimming suit.” — Bang Showbiz