After that great success of the original and the blockbuster status achieved by the sequels, ‘Daggers in the back 2’ is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of the fall. Its high budget and a spectacular cast match up to all those names that launched the first episode towards stardom; made this sequel THE Netflix project in uppercase, an investigative corner that (finally) begins its promotion by launching the first images.
The aforementioned streaming platform was also tasked with posting a first look it was accompanied by the confirmation of the release date, December 23, and the title in Spanish. ‘Daggers in the back: The mystery of Glass Onion’ is called in our country this film directed by Daniel Craig which reprises the role of the hound Benoit Blanc. In this case, the Poirot created by Rian Johnson “travel to Greece to unravel a mystery involving a new heterogeneous group of suspects”, according to Netflix itself; Hence, this film completes its cast with Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline, also with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista among its protagonists.
Johnson repeats as director and screenwriter returning home to present the new chapter of his universe inspired by the works of Agatha Christie. And that’s it “The Mystery of the Glass Onion” will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto International Film Festival), an appointment the director went to four years ago in search of funding. With a script under his arm, accompanied by his usual producer, Ram Bergman, and Craig’s yes; Johnson showed up at TIFF eager to find a distributor for his project. A year later, “Daggers in the Back” was released, becoming a surprise at the box office and closing its run in theaters with over 300 million grosses worldwide.
as different as possible
Trying to warn viewers about the unusual of this “sequel”, Rian Johnson described it as “roller coaster, not a crossword puzzle”, emphasizing that anyone looking for an intrigue similar to the original will not find it. What surely connects the two, according to the director and screenwriter of “Daggers in the back: The Mystery of Glass Onion”, is its protagonist, a Benoit that we are going to get to know a little more. “Blanc receives an invitation to solve this mysterious murder on the island, and it is through his eyes that we enter this world and discover the other characters”Johnson states in a statement shared by Netflix.
Furthermore, this director wanted to reveal how he came to such a title, confessing that it all boiled down to the first result of a search on his mobile. “I’m always looking for something funny that Blanc can use as an exaggerated metaphor that he repeats with exasperation.. That’s all in the film from the beginning, so I came up with the idea of glass, which is very clear. I literally pulled out my iPhone and searched my music library for the word “glass”. The first thing that came up, because I’m a huge Beatles fan, was “Glass Onion””.
* ‘Daggers in the Back: The Mystery of the Glass Onion’ will debut on Netflix on December 23rd. It is not yet known when it will hit theaters..
Source: E Cartelera
