‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ Starring Daniel Craig, to Close BFI London Film Festival
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The 66th BFI London Film Festival will close with Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista.
After bowing at Toronto, the film will have its European premiere at the festival on Oct. 16 ahead of its U.K. cinema release and subsequent Netflix launch, with Johnson, Craig, Norton, Monáe, Odom Jr., Hudson and Cline expected to be in attendance.
In the follow-up to Johnson’s 2019 hit “Knives Out,” Craig reprises the role of detective Benoit Blanc, travelling to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects.
Both films were produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman under their T-Street banner. There will also be simultaneous preview screenings of the film taking place at cinemas across the U.K.Johnson, said: “I’m thrilled to be back at LFF with ‘Glass Onion,’ and it’s an honor to be closing the festival.
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