Daniel Craig and the cast of Glass Onion, a story in disagreementpaid a moving tribute Sunday to Angela Lansbury, the detective writer ofArabesque He died this Tuesday at the age of 96, on the occasion of the European premiere of this suspense film at the end of the London film festival.
British-American actress Angela Lansbury, who appears in this sequel toof piqueIt has “been in my life, all my life,” admitted Daniel Craig, pointing out that his favorite movie was the Disney studio movie. the teenage witch (bedknobs and broomsticksoriginal title) released in 1971 in which he played.
“It’s a blessing to have her in our film, and what an incredible life she’s had,” the late James Bond director told reporters during a news conference ahead of the film’s European premiere.
An “honor” to have him in the film.
Director Rian Johnson Says Angela Lansbury’s Appearance In Crime Movie Sequel of piquea 2019 hit, alongside former Broadway star Stephen Sondheim, who passed away last November, brief visits to their homes followed.
“In addition to the simple honor of having them in the film (…) Just being able to have 10 minutes with each of them, to tell them what their work meant to me was very, very special,” he added.
glass onionwhich features an all-star cast of Edward Norton, Kate Hudson and Janelle Monae, will hit theaters for just one week next month before streaming on Netflix starting December 23.
A “subversive” sequel
After the success of the first film, which grossed over $300 million at the worldwide box office, despite a budget of just $40 million, Daniel Craig will return for the third time in the role of private detective Benoît Blanc.
Ryan. Johnson, who previously directed the box office hit Star Wars: The Last Jedireaffirmed that his new franchise grew out of his love for the prolific queen of mystery novels Agatha Christie.
He wanted to be as “subversive” as the British writer in this sequel starring Edward Norton as a vain tech billionaire and Kate Hudson as a mindless “fashionista.”
In these novels, Agatha Christie introduced “plots that, if you were to stage them today, would make people say ‘this is very subversive, you’re subverting the genre,'” the American director said:
“If Agatha Christie were writing now, she would have tech billionaires as her characters. She wasn’t writing period pieces, she was writing for her time, and all the things we think of as crime novel stereotypes were figures of the time.”
Edward Norton was quick to take on the fictional role of the online app’s founder: “How come you don’t love making fun of techies?” he smiled, adding that he had no shortage of real-life examples to imagine his character.
Source: BFM TV
