Hollywood continues to be in an IP-driven second, with an emphasis on reboots, sequels and branded product, however Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller director Rian Johnson needs that he might have trimmed a couple of phrases from that title.

Throughout an interview with The Atlantic that revealed on-line Monday, Johnson stated that he strived to make each the present Netflix movie and Lionsgate’s unique 2019 hit Knives Out really feel like full tales that may exist on their very own. Daniel Craig, who performs tenacious detective Benoit Blanc, is the one returning castmember for the sequel, which is solely titled as Glass Onion onscreen.

“I’ve tried onerous to make them self-contained,” Johnson stated. “Actually, I’m pissed off that we’ve got A Knives Out Thriller within the title. You understand? I need it to only be referred to as Glass Onion.”

The filmmaker continued, “I get it, and I need everybody who favored the primary film to know that is subsequent within the sequence, but in addition, the entire enchantment to me is it’s a brand new novel off the shelf each time. However there’s a gravity of a thousand suns towards serialized storytelling.”

One other matter of debate surrounding the movie has been Netflix’s resolution to solely give it a one-week theatrical launch, which is a method that CEO Reed Hastings has admitted left loads of cash on the desk. Johnson informed the publication that he appreciates Netflix giving it the theatrical presence that it did, though he would have most popular an extended run.

“I’d like it to be [in theaters] longer; I’d like it to be in additional theaters,” he stated. “But in addition, I respect that Netflix has accomplished this, as a result of this was an enormous effort on their half, and the theater chains, to achieve throughout the aisle and make this occur. I’m hoping it does rather well so we are able to show that they will complement one another.”

Glass Onion’s ensemble solid additionally consists of Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista.