Daniel Craig (center) inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).Photo: John Wilson/Netflix
Daniel Craig’sKnives Outcharacter Benoit Blanc is a member of theLGBTQ community, according to the film’s director.Over the weekend, filmmakerRian Johnsonand Craig, 54, appeared at a press conference during the London Film Festival, where the duo revealed that the actor’s idiosyncratic detective is in a same-sex relationship.According to Insider, a scene inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery— the sequel to 2019’sKnives Out— indicates that Blanc is living with a man.When asked during the press conference about the sceneand whether Blanc is queer, Johnson, 48, replied, “Yes, he obviously is,” the outlet reports.“And there’s nobody in the world I can imagine in bringing me more joy for Benoit Blanc to be with,” he continued, referencing the actor who will star as Blanc’s lover. Craig added, “No spoilers, [but] who wouldn’t want to live with that person?“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Daniel Craig inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).John Wilson/NetflixAlongside Craig reprising his role as Blanc,Glass Onionalso starsKate Hudson,Leslie Odom Jr.,Edward Norton,Janelle Monáe,Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick,Madelyn ClineandDave Bautista.Meanwhile,Hugh Grant,Yo-Yo Maand the lateAngela Lansburyand Stephen Sondheim are credited as playing themselves, according toEntertainment Weekly.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.The sequel focuses on tech billionaire Miles Bron (Norton, 53), who invites friends for a trip to his private island, though one of them soon winds up dead.Plans for afollow-up film were first announcedin February 2020 and later confirmed in March 2021 asNetflixpaidmore than $400 millionfor the rights to the franchise. Themovie began filming in Greecein June 2021 and concluded in September of that year.RELATED VIDEO: PEOPLE + Entertainment Weekly TIFF Studio 2022:Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryThefirst teaser trailer for the moviewas released in September, setting the stage for another murder mystery.Aside from Craig’s Blanc being featured in both films, it appears that there isn’t any correlation between the two projects, since they involve two completely different murders and suspects. Johnson also clarified thatKnives Out 2serves more asa standalone than a sequel.“I’ve never really been interested in doing sequels, but this, the idea of doing more of these with Daniel as his character, is not sequels,” the filmmaker told Uproxx in 2019.He added, “It’s just whatAgatha Christiedid. It’s just coming up with a whole new mystery, a whole new location, all new cast, whole new mechanics of the appeal of a mystery and everything. It’d be a blast.“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryis streaming on Netflix Dec. 23.
Daniel Craig’sKnives Outcharacter Benoit Blanc is a member of theLGBTQ community, according to the film’s director.
Over the weekend, filmmakerRian Johnsonand Craig, 54, appeared at a press conference during the London Film Festival, where the duo revealed that the actor’s idiosyncratic detective is in a same-sex relationship.
According to Insider, a scene inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery— the sequel to 2019’sKnives Out— indicates that Blanc is living with a man.
When asked during the press conference about the sceneand whether Blanc is queer, Johnson, 48, replied, “Yes, he obviously is,” the outlet reports.
“And there’s nobody in the world I can imagine in bringing me more joy for Benoit Blanc to be with,” he continued, referencing the actor who will star as Blanc’s lover. Craig added, “No spoilers, [but] who wouldn’t want to live with that person?”
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Daniel Craig inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).John Wilson/Netflix
Alongside Craig reprising his role as Blanc,Glass Onionalso starsKate Hudson,Leslie Odom Jr.,Edward Norton,Janelle Monáe,Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick,Madelyn ClineandDave Bautista.
Meanwhile,Hugh Grant,Yo-Yo Maand the lateAngela Lansburyand Stephen Sondheim are credited as playing themselves, according toEntertainment Weekly.
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
The sequel focuses on tech billionaire Miles Bron (Norton, 53), who invites friends for a trip to his private island, though one of them soon winds up dead.
Plans for afollow-up film were first announcedin February 2020 and later confirmed in March 2021 asNetflixpaidmore than $400 millionfor the rights to the franchise. Themovie began filming in Greecein June 2021 and concluded in September of that year.
RELATED VIDEO: PEOPLE + Entertainment Weekly TIFF Studio 2022:Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Thefirst teaser trailer for the moviewas released in September, setting the stage for another murder mystery.
Aside from Craig’s Blanc being featured in both films, it appears that there isn’t any correlation between the two projects, since they involve two completely different murders and suspects. Johnson also clarified thatKnives Out 2serves more asa standalone than a sequel.
“I’ve never really been interested in doing sequels, but this, the idea of doing more of these with Daniel as his character, is not sequels,” the filmmaker told Uproxx in 2019.
He added, “It’s just whatAgatha Christiedid. It’s just coming up with a whole new mystery, a whole new location, all new cast, whole new mechanics of the appeal of a mystery and everything. It’d be a blast.”
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryis streaming on Netflix Dec. 23.
source: people.com
