For the latest episode of The Screen Podcast we speak to filmmaker Rian Johnson about Netflix whodunnit Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
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The film received an unusual week-long theatrical release in the US, UK and other select territories, ahead of its worldwide streaming bow on December 23. In a breakthrough deal, the release marked the first time a Netflix film has screened in North America’s three leading circuits of AMC, Cineworld-owned Regal, and Cinemark.
Johnson, whose previous films include the original Knives Out, Looper, Brick and Stars Wars: The Last Jedi, spoke to Screen’s Americas editor Jeremy Kay about shooting during the pandemic and the film’s groundbreaking release strategy.
“I’m very keen to see how far we can push it in terms of theatrical and streaming going hands across the aisle and supporting each other,” he said. “I feel like the word of mouth generated by people having that experience in the theatre and being excited about a movie and wanting to share with their friends and family can translate to an even bigger presence on a streamer.”
Glass Onion sees Daniel Craig return as detective Benoit Blanc, alongside a brand new cast including Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. The film is produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman through their T-Street banner.
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