Director Rian Johnson’s whodunit murder mystery Knives Out was a pleasant surprise in 2019. The film starred Daniel Craig as the private detective Benoit Blanc, who was tasked with investigating a death in a rich, dysfunctional family. Knives Out featured an impressive ensemble cast that included Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, and Ana de Armas. It went on to win Best Cast at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards and the Satellite Awards.

A year after acquiring the rights to two Knives Out sequels, Netflix announced the title of the first to be Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Detective Benoit Blanc has returned, this time tackling a new case in Greece. Just like its predecessor, Glass Onion has brought together another ensemble cast. Here’s where you may have already seen the cast of the upcoming Knives Out sequel.

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Daniel Craig

     Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Universal Pictures

Without a doubt, the role Daniel Craig has been most recognized for is secret agent 007 himself: James Bond. Craig appeared in five James Bond films, beginning with Casino Royale (2006) and concluding with No Time to Die (2021). The English actor may have left the life of an MI6 agent behind him, but he has established a filmography with many other roles. His non-Bond appearances include Logan Lucky, Cowboys & Aliens, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So far, Craig has been the only actor announced to reprise his role from the original Knives Out.

Janelle Monáe

     Prime Video

Kathryn Hahn

     Apple TV+

Kathryn Hahn won the hearts of Marvel fans as Agatha Harkness in WandaVision. Her performance led to the announcement of a new Disney+ series focusing on her character. Before joining the MCU, Hahn was Doctor Olivia “Liv” Octavius in the animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Hahn took on another voice role as Paige Hunter in the musical adult animated sitcom, Central Park, on Apple TV+. You may have also seen Hahn as Jennifer Barkley in Parks & Recreation and Eve Fletcher in Mrs. Fletcher.

Edward Norton

     Warner Bros. Pictures

The over two-decade-spanning film career of Edward Norton started with his role as Aaron in 1996’s Primal Fear. Norton went on to later play Derek Vinyard in American History X, the Narrator in Fight Club, and Mike in Birdman. For a short period of time, Norton was the official Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After The Incredible Hulk, Norton was cast in the role of Colonel Eric Byer on the action-thrillerThe Bourne Legacy.

Leslie Odom Jr.

     Via: Broadway

Hamilton was an amazing drama, and it successfully highlighted Leslie Odom Jr.’s strengths as both a singer and an actor. Before Knives Out 2, Odom was Dr. Arbuthnot in Murder on the Orient Express. The title of Knives Out 2, “Glass Onion,” was inspired by Agatha Christie, and Murder on the Orient Express was actually based on one of her novels. Odom has been part of the main cast of Central Park as Owen Tillerman, a series that also featured his Knives Out 2 co-star, Kathryn Hahn. In 2021, Odom received critical praise for his performance as Harold McBrayer in The Many Saints of Newark, which served as a prequel to The Sopranos.

Jessica Henwick

     Marvel

No stranger to big franchises, Jessica Henwick was Nymeria Sand in Game of Thrones, Colleen Wing in Marvel’s Iron Fist, and Bugs in The Matrix Resurrections. At one point, Henwick was even in the running to play Rey in the Star Wars franchise. J.J. Abrams afterwards created the role of X-Wing pilot Jessika Pava for Henwick in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This made Henwick the first woman on screen to play an X-Wing pilot (note: the woman in Return of the Jedi flew an A-Wing and had her voice dubbed over by a man). In 2020, Henwick led Paramount’s Love and Monsters with Dylan O’Brien.

Kate Hudson

     Open Road Films

Throughout the 2000s, Kate Hudson was cast in many romantic comedies, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Fool’s Gold, and Bride Wars. She won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in the comedy drama Almost Famous, where she played Penny Lane. Hudson was not one of Glee’s main characters, but she did play the recurring character of Cassandra July during the show’s fourth season. Hudson was also Eleanor Strubing in 2017’s Marshall, a legal drama that starred Chadwick Boseman. Before Knives Out 2, Hudson had already worked with her co-star Leslie Odom Jr. on a musical drama film from Sia, simply titled Music.

Madelyn Cline

     Netflix

Before Madelyn Cline was Sarah Cameron on Netflix’s Outer Banks, she was Tina on Stranger Things. Tina was the host of the party where a drunk Nancy told Steve that she did not love him. Cline played another high school student on HBO’s dark comedy series, Vice Principals and ad a minor role as Jessica on The CW’s The Originals.

Dave Bautista

Actor Dave Bautista has announced that his time as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy will soon be coming to an end. However, Bautista has already delivered many great performances outside the MCU. The actor was Sapper Morton in Blade Runner 2049, Glossu Raban in Dune, Vic Manning in Stuber, and JJ on My Spy. He was the lead character, Scott Ward, in Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead and briefly returned for Army of Thieves.

Ethan Hawke

     Marvel Studios

Actor Ethan Hawke quickly rose to fame after taking on the role of Todd Anderson in Dead Poets Society. Throughout his career, Hawke has proved to be a great actor with interesting choice in the projects he chooses to partake in. Hawke’s film roles have included “Goodnight” Robicheaux in The Magnificent Seven, Mason Evans Sr. in Boyhood, and Jesse Wallace in Before Sunrise. In the 2020s, Hawke has played Nikola Tesla in the Tesla biopic, The Grabber in The Black Phone, Arthur Harrow in Moon Knight, and King Aurvandill in The Northman.