The fact that you have a rich gathering of suspects, and the fact that those suspects are going to be a diverse group from the high to the low of shows what a microcosm of society’s power structures is. And while we may not all have written our own whodunnits, Prichard suspects it is the tribulations of the last three years that have led readers and viewers back to the genre.

To prepare for her performance, Curtis immersed in activities befitting her character's position as a matriarch, such as cooking meals. However, Marta actually gave Harlan the correct medication, subconsciously recognizing it; she only thought she had poisoned him after reading the label. Rian eventually pivoted to creation of his 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi, halting further progress on Knives Out.

It was also Nathan's first large scale orchestral score, being experienced solely with small ensembles. The second movie is set on a Greek island where a wealthy tech billionaire invites his friends out for a getaway. Back at the mansion, Marta finds Fran's copy of the full toxicology report, which shows Harlan had only trace amounts of morphine in his blood. EW caught up with Johnson about how the film looked over a decade ago when he first had an idea, making room for such special and unexpected performances, and the balance between keeping viewers off balance and building to a satisfying final twist. The impression left by Toni Collette's Joni in news articles was that she parodied Gwyneth Paltrow, but Rian and Collette assert the actress did not sway the characterization.

While this is true, you might want to get acquainted with our lead character, detective Benoit Blanc played by Daniel Craig by watching Knives Out first but that is up to your personal preference. Glass Onion – its title is taken from a Beatles song and from the transparent dome structure that dominates the film’s island location – comes out just months after Branagh’s stellar lineup of actors sailed downriver together in the second of his Christie remakes, Death on the Nile. But there’s a great deal of lively and funny shenanigans with poisons and antidotes, and Johnson delivers a stab of cheerful cynicism.

It's not the only Christie book to feature a mansion, family drama, and murder—but it's definitely the most famous one. These grownup princelings and princesslings are not dissimilar to the Trump and Murdoch inheritors, or like the Roy household in Jesse Armstrong’s satire Succession. Both movies star the same detective played by Daniel Craig and revolve around the same theme, the burden of extreme wealth.