ABOVE: Daniel Craig in “Glass Onion.” Photo via the film’s Facebook page.
Rian Johnson, director of the upcoming “Knives Out” sequel, has confirmed that star Daniel Craig’s character, Detective Benoit Blanc, is queer.
After the sequel, titled “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” played at the London Film Festival Oct. 16, Johnson was asked about a specific scene in the film that shows Blanc living with another man. Responding to a reporter asking if that meant the character is queer, Johnson replied “Yes, he obviously is.”
While the director and star will not publicly release the name of the actor playing Blanc’s love interest to avoid spoilers, Johnson did confirm it is a “much-loved British actor who is one of the few famous actors who make brief cameo appearances.”
Craig later added, “who wouldn’t want to live with that person?” “Glass Onion” will open in theaters for one week only Nov. 23 before landing on Netflix Dec. 23.
Watch the trailer below.
