Glass Onion, the sequel to Knives Out, follows the additional adventures of super-sleuth Benoit Blanc. However when the COVID-19 pandemic hits and Blanc isn’t getting invited to the nation estates of the wealthy and highly effective, it seems he doesn’t have a lot use for his detecting skills. So as an alternative of real-life murder-solving, he apparently did what all of us did in 2020: play Amongst Us.
Whereas this momentary glimpse of the sport early within the movie is an efficient little bit of enjoyable for anybody within the know, probably the most thrilling a part of the scene comes when the film reveals Benoit is taking part in with an all-star lineup of murder-mystery greats. However in case you missed who every participant was, or aren’t conversant in their work within the style, we broke all of them down for you:
[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers for Glass Onion.]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
One of many nice multi-hyphenates of the trendy period, Abdul-Jabbar was an all-time nice skilled basketball participant who transitioned after retirement to a profession as an completed author of columns and, most significantly for the needs of Glass Onion, thriller novels. In 2015, Abdul-Jabbar began co-writing a sequence of novels with Anna Waterhouse, based mostly across the character of Mycroft Holmes. The sequence is now on its fourth entry, which is why he’s a part of Benoit’s celeb Amongst Us recreation.
Stephen Sondheim
The best composer in musical theater historical past, Sondheim’s inclusion right here could appear complicated at first, however he was truly a screenwriter too. Most significantly, Sondheim co-wrote (with Psycho star Anthony Perkins) a murder-mystery film known as The Final of Sheila, which was Rian Johnson’s most direct inspiration for Glass Onion, in line with the director himself.
Angela Lansbury
Maybe the best to determine of the checklist, Angela Lansbury spent 12 years taking part in Jessica Fletcher, the famed author and novice detective who solved crimes within the thriller tv present Homicide, She Wrote. The present ran for 264 episodes and quite a lot of motion pictures, making Lansbury one of the vital recognizable murder-mystery actors of all time.
Natasha Lyonne
Lyonne is the newcomer to this group of legends, however is a straightforward match contemplating her upcoming thriller present is Rian Johnson’s subsequent venture. The present is known as Poker Face, and it already seems like a good time, based mostly on its trailer. Like every good thriller sequence, it seems to be stacked with visitor stars, and Johnson and Lyonne hope will probably be liked sufficient to make Lyonne’s look at Benoit’s Amongst Us match really feel like a no brainer to future viewers.
