Daniel Craig (center) inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).Photo: John Wilson/NetflixThis post contains spoilers forGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.ForDaniel Craig, hisKnives Outcharacter’s sexuality is simply an extension of real life.“You are supposed to reflect life. Andthat [gay] relationship reflects people in my life,” Craig, 54, toldThe Sunday Timesin an interview published Sunday about detective Benoit Blanc, his character inKnives Outand the new sequelGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.“It’s normal. But we don’t make a song and dance out of it. Itjust feels right,” the actor added.The films' writer-directorRian Johnsontold theTimesthat Blanc being gay “just made sense to Daniel and me,” but that it wasn’t meant to be something that was a big focus.“We didn’t want to be coy or cute about it. We just wanted it to be a fact of the character,” explained Johnson, 48.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Daniel Craig inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).John Wilson/NetflixAfter reprising his role as detective Blanc inGlass Onion, Craig told Deadline hedoesn’t want viewers to “get politically hung up"over the sequel’s casual reveal that his character is queer.“It’s all good,” theGolden Globenominee said. “The less of a song and dance we make about that, the better, really, for me, because it just made sense.“In Johnson’s follow-up to his 2019 ensemble mystery-comedy, Benoit is revealed to be living with a male partner. In one of several iconic cameos,Hugh Grantanswers the door at their London flat.Craig continued, “Who wouldn’t want to live with the human being that [Blanc] happens to live with? It’s nice, it’s fun. And why shouldn’t it be? Idon’t want people to get politically hung upon anything.“RELATED VIDEO: Daniel Craig “Laughed Out Loud” atKnives OutScript: “That’s the Biggest Thrill for Me"Craig stars inGlass OnionalongsideKate Hudson,Leslie Odom Jr.,Edward Norton,Janelle Monáe,Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick,Madelyn ClineandDave Bautista.The movie is also packed to the brim with starry cameos from the likes of Grant, 62, plusSerena Williams,Natasha Lyonne,Ethan Hawke,Angela Lansbury,Yo-Yo Ma,Kareem Abdul-JabbarandStephen Sondheim.The sequel focuses on tech billionaire Miles Bron (Norton, 53), who invites a group of friends along on a trip to his private island — though one of them soon winds up dead.Plans for afollow-up film were first announcedin February 2020 and later confirmed in March 2021 asNetflixpaidmore than $400 millionfor the rights to the franchise. Themovie began filming in Greecein June 2021 and concluded in September of that year.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryis streaming Dec. 23 on Netflix.
Daniel Craig (center) inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).Photo: John Wilson/Netflix
This post contains spoilers forGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.ForDaniel Craig, hisKnives Outcharacter’s sexuality is simply an extension of real life.“You are supposed to reflect life. Andthat [gay] relationship reflects people in my life,” Craig, 54, toldThe Sunday Timesin an interview published Sunday about detective Benoit Blanc, his character inKnives Outand the new sequelGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.“It’s normal. But we don’t make a song and dance out of it. Itjust feels right,” the actor added.The films' writer-directorRian Johnsontold theTimesthat Blanc being gay “just made sense to Daniel and me,” but that it wasn’t meant to be something that was a big focus.“We didn’t want to be coy or cute about it. We just wanted it to be a fact of the character,” explained Johnson, 48.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Daniel Craig inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).John Wilson/NetflixAfter reprising his role as detective Blanc inGlass Onion, Craig told Deadline hedoesn’t want viewers to “get politically hung up"over the sequel’s casual reveal that his character is queer.“It’s all good,” theGolden Globenominee said. “The less of a song and dance we make about that, the better, really, for me, because it just made sense.“In Johnson’s follow-up to his 2019 ensemble mystery-comedy, Benoit is revealed to be living with a male partner. In one of several iconic cameos,Hugh Grantanswers the door at their London flat.Craig continued, “Who wouldn’t want to live with the human being that [Blanc] happens to live with? It’s nice, it’s fun. And why shouldn’t it be? Idon’t want people to get politically hung upon anything.“RELATED VIDEO: Daniel Craig “Laughed Out Loud” atKnives OutScript: “That’s the Biggest Thrill for Me"Craig stars inGlass OnionalongsideKate Hudson,Leslie Odom Jr.,Edward Norton,Janelle Monáe,Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick,Madelyn ClineandDave Bautista.The movie is also packed to the brim with starry cameos from the likes of Grant, 62, plusSerena Williams,Natasha Lyonne,Ethan Hawke,Angela Lansbury,Yo-Yo Ma,Kareem Abdul-JabbarandStephen Sondheim.The sequel focuses on tech billionaire Miles Bron (Norton, 53), who invites a group of friends along on a trip to his private island — though one of them soon winds up dead.Plans for afollow-up film were first announcedin February 2020 and later confirmed in March 2021 asNetflixpaidmore than $400 millionfor the rights to the franchise. Themovie began filming in Greecein June 2021 and concluded in September of that year.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryis streaming Dec. 23 on Netflix.
This post contains spoilers forGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
ForDaniel Craig, hisKnives Outcharacter’s sexuality is simply an extension of real life.
“You are supposed to reflect life. Andthat [gay] relationship reflects people in my life,” Craig, 54, toldThe Sunday Timesin an interview published Sunday about detective Benoit Blanc, his character inKnives Outand the new sequelGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
“It’s normal. But we don’t make a song and dance out of it. Itjust feels right,” the actor added.
The films' writer-directorRian Johnsontold theTimesthat Blanc being gay “just made sense to Daniel and me,” but that it wasn’t meant to be something that was a big focus.
“We didn’t want to be coy or cute about it. We just wanted it to be a fact of the character,” explained Johnson, 48.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Daniel Craig inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022).John Wilson/Netflix
After reprising his role as detective Blanc inGlass Onion, Craig told Deadline hedoesn’t want viewers to “get politically hung up"over the sequel’s casual reveal that his character is queer.
“It’s all good,” theGolden Globenominee said. “The less of a song and dance we make about that, the better, really, for me, because it just made sense.”
In Johnson’s follow-up to his 2019 ensemble mystery-comedy, Benoit is revealed to be living with a male partner. In one of several iconic cameos,Hugh Grantanswers the door at their London flat.
Craig continued, “Who wouldn’t want to live with the human being that [Blanc] happens to live with? It’s nice, it’s fun. And why shouldn’t it be? Idon’t want people to get politically hung upon anything.”
RELATED VIDEO: Daniel Craig “Laughed Out Loud” atKnives OutScript: “That’s the Biggest Thrill for Me”
Craig stars inGlass OnionalongsideKate Hudson,Leslie Odom Jr.,Edward Norton,Janelle Monáe,Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick,Madelyn ClineandDave Bautista.
The movie is also packed to the brim with starry cameos from the likes of Grant, 62, plusSerena Williams,Natasha Lyonne,Ethan Hawke,Angela Lansbury,Yo-Yo Ma,Kareem Abdul-JabbarandStephen Sondheim.
The sequel focuses on tech billionaire Miles Bron (Norton, 53), who invites a group of friends along on a trip to his private island — though one of them soon winds up dead.
Plans for afollow-up film were first announcedin February 2020 and later confirmed in March 2021 asNetflixpaidmore than $400 millionfor the rights to the franchise. Themovie began filming in Greecein June 2021 and concluded in September of that year.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryis streaming Dec. 23 on Netflix.
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