Glass bow: Rian Johnson comments on Agatha Christie’s influence on Knives Out sequel

Glass bow: Rian Johnson comments on Agatha Christie’s influence on Knives Out sequel

In one of the interviews, the director told a little more about his work on the new film!

Glass Bow: Mystery of Knives debuting soon on Netflix and in theaters. A brand new mystery for the detective to investigate Benoit Blanc ????????Daniel Craig???????? the film also features the return of the director Ryan Johnson and at a press conference where Legion participated, the director spoke a little about his experience with the new film, and also compared the project with its predecessor.

how in Get the knives ????????Between knives and secretsin the title translation) Johnson Responsible for directing and script. However, among the actors, the only return is the return Craig as the main character, since the purpose of the story is to present a completely new case.
– Well, I mean, it was difficult – Johnson spoke about the development process for the sequel, recalling that he and the lead actor have always been interested in making more than one movie. “But I also think, you know, when Daniel and I did the first one, even when we were on set, we had so much fun. We thought, “If things go at least relatively well, it would be really fun to keep making these films.”

Rian Johnson with actor Daniel Craig.

However, instead of continuing the story, the director intended to do something new. This is largely due to the influence of the author. Agatha Christie, famous all over the world for its mysteries and detective stories. Explaining the inspiration in the writer’s work, he said:

“But the way we thought about continuing to make these films was always not to continue the story of the first film, but to treat them the same way Agatha Christie treated her books, and make a completely new one every time. mystery, with a new location, a new gallery of suspect characters. And also what Agatha Christie did as a fan, anyone who knows her work, she really flips things from one book to another. It’s not just changing the secret. She mixed genres. She threw crazy narrative twists that were never used in detectives before.”

All this influenced the way the new film was constructed. Like the author, Johnson planned to create something that would really fit the genre, going beyond just presenting a new mystery.

“She really kept the audience on their toes. And each new book had a completely new reason for being. So when writing this [Glass Onion: Um Mistério Knives Out], that was the order of the day. Let’s not just get inspired and make another one, but create something really great that will make the audience say, “Oh wow, I get the same pleasure from the first one, but I have never seen this before.” .’ And that’s what’s interesting.”

This will to create something new prompted the director to take inspiration from other traditional detective storytelling as well as decide on an entirely new script. Although the first film takes place in New Englandregion of the United States, the second has a background Greece???????? When asked what led him to choose the script, Johnson explained:

“Well, there were several things. I mean, first of all, as I already mentioned, I wanted it to be a completely different film, and from the very beginning, clearly showed it to the audience. So the transition from the browns of New England to the blues and yellows of Greece seemed pretty obvious to signify, “Oh, we’re on something brand new here.”

Continuing, he talked more about his references, emphasizing that even with the change in his inspirations in the classics of the genre were an important part of the composition of the story. “And also, while there is a tradition of murder mystery in cozy England or, in our case, New England country houses, there is a very rich vein of traveling murder lore.” the director said. “Death on the Beach, Death on the Nile, Sheila’s End is one of my favorite movies.”

Rian Johnson at the press conference for The Glass Bow: Knives Out. (Reproduction: Eric Charbonneau/Netflix)

“There’s a lot to be inspired when it comes to holiday mysteries” Rian Johnson said before continuing in a relaxed tone: “Also, I wrote the script in 2020 in the midst of lockdown. Like many of us, I was stuck at home wanting to be on a Greek island. So it might have something to do with it.”

In addition to Craig, the production involves its own cast. Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madeleine Kline, Kate Hudson, Ethan Hawke as well as Dave Batista????????

Glass Bow: Mystery of Knives opens in select theaters around the world in November 23rd. the movie will come Netflix in just one month, December 23????????

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