Netflix has officially pulled out all the stops in order to bring you the best Netflix Knives out sequel. This week, the streamer announced Glass Onion: The Knives Out Mystery will come to theaters for a theatrical sneak preview event from November 23 – 29. It will be the premiere Netflix original film that debuts across all three major theater chains, AMC, Regal, Cinemark.
Netflix is betting on Glass OnionBeing one of the company’s biggest premieres this season. The company Paid $450 million for rights to two Knives outContinuations in 2021, hoping to capitalize on the movie’s success both at the box office and the Academy Awards.
Glass OnionDirector Rian Johnson shared this statement about the news:
I’m over the moon that Netflix has worked with AMC, Regal and Cinemark to get Glass Onion in theaters for this one of a kind sneak preview. These movies are made to thrill audiences, and I can’t wait to feel the energy of the crowd as they experience GLASS ONION. Between this and the release on Netflix in December, I’m excited that audiences around the world will be able to enjoy the film!
The title says it all Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery isn’t quite a direct sequel to the first Knives out. Daniel Craig plays Detective Benoit blanc again, but this time he is investigating a mystery in Greece. Blanc will not be part of a family that is bickering, but he will find himself among a group friends at a private estate for their annual reunion. Of course, like any great mystery murder, someone ends up dead.
Craig will be joined by Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
It was released in November after a brief theatrical run. Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryNetflix will begin streaming on December 23, 2022.
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