Available on Netflix, Glass Onion follows a new investigation by detective Benoît Blanc played by Daniel Craig. The sequel to Knives Out reveals some elements of the character’s private life!
Warning, spoilers. It is advisable to have seen Glass Onion: A History at Daggers Drawn before continuing to read this article.
The second installment in the Knives Out franchise, Glass Onion takes private detective Benoît Blanc, imagined by Rian Johnson and played by Daniel Craig, to a new destination for a mind-blowing investigation.
Direction Greece, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, where the extravagant billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton), very influential in the scientific community, invites several friends for a stay on his private island.
The program: a “murder party” featuring his own murder, which his longtime friends will have to solve, knowing that they all have a good reason for wanting him dead. But a real death will upset the game and Benoît Blanc will lead the investigation, which promises to be more complicated than expected.
The perfect companion for Benoît Blanc
If the ins and outs of Glass Onion are revealed halfway through, with a few secrets along the way, the film also reveals new facets of the personality of its hero Benoît Blanc.
Using the backdrop of the pandemic, which has forced the vast majority of us to stay at home, Rian Johnson offers us a glimpse into the intimate life of his private detective. Thus we discover that he is gay and that he has a lover with whom he resides.
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And to play the companion of Daniel Craig’s character, Rian Johnson called on a legendary actor, a recognized face of the great British romantic comedies: Hugh Grant! The star therefore embodies Phillip, Benoit Blanc’s partner in life, with whom he even shares his confinement.
His appearance is quick in the film but it was enough to delight the public and please the fans of the actor, who is one of the surprise guests of Glass Onion. And for Rian Johnson, there was no better actor than Hugh Grant to play Benoît Blanc’s companion, as he explained to AlloCiné:
“We see, basically, a bit of Benoit Blanc’s family life in the film. But just a little glimpse. And we get to see who his partner in life is. And it makes me very happy to know that Benoit Blanc is in a relationship with this person. And I couldn’t think of anyone better than this surprise guest for Blanc. He was the perfect choice!”
So will we see Hugh Grant again in the third installment of the Knives Out franchise? We wish! For the moment, no information has been revealed on the third film but we hope that Rian Johnson will want to explore the personal life of Benoit Blanc even more.
Glass Onion: Knives Out is available on Netflix.