Glass Onion: Rian Johnson does not hide his nervousness against Netflix

Benoit Blanc’s new investigation, Glass Onion: a story at loggerheads, was released on Netflix on December 23, 2022. If Rian Johnson prides himself on his success, the director still has a decision from the streaming platform in his throat.

Three years after the release of the first part in cinemas, Glass Onion: a story at loggerheads landed on Netflix on December 23, 2022. In just a few days, subscribers have been won over by this independent sequel, just as much or more than Detective Benoit Blanc’s first investigation. The two films prance in the top 10 of the most viewed content of the moment, enough to delight the company at N rouge just like director Rian Johnson. However, the filmmaker is still pissed off about a decision taken by the streaming giant: the choice of the title of the sequel toAt loggerheads. If he says he has redoubled his efforts to dissociate the second part from the first film, he sees the mention “A tale at loggerheads” Where “A Knives Out Mystery” affixed everywhere by Netflix. Near The Atlantiche says he’s really not a fan of this “subtitle”.

Rian Johnson does not like the title of the film given by Netflix

The director thought of his new feature film not as a sequel, but as an entirely new adventure of his hero. That’s why he didn’t want the title At loggerheads appears in that of Glass Onion : “I tried very hard to make them self-contained. Honestly, I’m pissed that I had to put ‘A Tale at Daggers’ in the movie. I want it to be just called Glass Onion. I got it, and I want everyone who liked the first movie to know that it’s the next in the series. But, what appeals to me is the idea of ​​having a new story ready to go. job. But there’s a huge appeal for serialized storytelling.”
For Netflix, it was important to tell viewers that this was a new investigation by Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), after the success of the original film.

Glass Onion: is a third film in preparation on Netflix?

Glass Onion: a story at loggerheads is a real hit with subscribers. This is enough to relieve Netflix, which has spent no less than 400 million dollars to broadcast this new independent adventure exclusively and… a third film! In effect, At loggerheads is considered a trilogy and a third part has already been ordered. For now, Rian Johnson takes stock of his ideas before embarking on writing the script: “I’m already thinking about ideas. Really, if we worked on a second movie with Daniel, it’s because we have so much fun on these stories, and we don’t just redo what was done before. Glass Onion is totally different from the first one. The third will be totally different from the first two. That’s what makes the job exciting. It’s a new challenge every time. So, yes, I’m already starting to come up with ideas , but I need a little break. And then I’m going to get on with it.” It will therefore be necessary to arm yourself with a little patience before finding Benoit Blanc in his new investigation!

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