Fans learn Daniel Craig's character Benoit Blanc has a boyfriend - played by a VERY famous mystery actor - in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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Daniel Craig makes a welcome return in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, as Benoit Blanc - the cravat-sporting Southern gentleman detective, whose apparently bumbling behaviour disguises a mind like a steel trap. 

The first film gave no hints about Benoit’s private life but this time around we find out a little more about him, including the fact that he has a live-in boyfriend - played by a very famous actor who has yet to be revealed.

Fans will surely hope for the relationship to be fleshed out in a third instalment of the franchise — which is being scripted and is scheduled to be shot next year. 

Return: Daniel Craig makes a welcome return in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, as Benoit Blanc - the cravat-sporting Southern gentleman detective, whose apparently bumbling behaviour disguises a mind like a steel trap

Return: Daniel Craig makes a welcome return in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, as Benoit Blanc - the cravat-sporting Southern gentleman detective, whose apparently bumbling behaviour disguises a mind like a steel trap

James Bond star Craig is no stranger to the demands of a franchise and was happy to step back into Blanc’s immaculate loafers for the film. 

Before shooting the picture in Greece, Craig spent four months working with vocal coach Diego Daniel Pardo on that distinctive Truman Capote drawl. 

‘I’d forgotten the accent and didn’t want to do a pastiche,’ he said. ‘I wanted to make it as grounded and as anchored in reality as possible.’

The movie will be in select theaters for a brief window starting on November 23 and start streaming on Netflix on December 23.

All revealed: The first film gave no hints about Benoit’s private life but this time around we find out a little more about him, including the fact that he has a live-in boyfriend - played by a very famous actor who has yet to be revealed

All revealed: The first film gave no hints about Benoit’s private life but this time around we find out a little more about him, including the fact that he has a live-in boyfriend - played by a very famous actor who has yet to be revealed

Soon! The movie will be in select theaters for a brief window starting on November 23 and start streaming on Netflix on December 23

Soon! The movie will be in select theaters for a brief window starting on November 23 and start streaming on Netflix on December 23

A new trailer for the Netflix upcoming sequel Knives Out 2, also known as Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, was shared on Monday morning.

This clip focuses on tech billionaire Miles Bron, played by Edward Norton, who invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island. 

But it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise. 'Tonight a murder will be committed,' says Bron to a shocked crowd. 'If anyone can name the killer that person wins our game.'

The film also stars former James Bond actor Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc from the smash hit original film Knives Out from 2019.

The British star has a superb supporting cast.

Norton has the lead in this new trailer but plenty others make a lasting impression such as Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline and Janelle Monae.

The man wit the money: The premise of the new film is: 'When a tech billionaire Miles Bron, played by Edward Norton, invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise'

The man wit the money: The premise of the new film is: 'When a tech billionaire Miles Bron, played by Edward Norton, invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise'

The premise of the new film is: 'When a tech billionaire Miles Bron, played by Edward Norton, invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise.' 

He hints that he will pretend to be murdered, but soon someone is really murdered, making the party much scarier. 

Daniel's character, Detective Blanc, will then have a new mystery on his hands to solve.

Netflix also dropped the teaser photos and premiere date on the company's main social media pages, adding the caption, 'Nothing brings friends together like a killer dinner party.'

Critically acclaimed: Knives Out (2019) became a successful hit after its premiere and theatrical release; Daniel and Ana in a scene from the movie

Critically acclaimed: Knives Out (2019) became a successful hit after its premiere and theatrical release; Daniel and Ana in a scene from the movie 

Knives Out (2019) followed Daniel's character attempting to solve the mysterious death of a wealthy patriarch after celebrating his 85th birthday at an estate in Massachusetts. 

Other cast members included Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas. 

After the film's premiere and theatrical release, the production received global critical acclaim for all aspects of the movie. 

Knives Out received an Academy award nomination for Best Screenplay, along with three Golden Globe nominations. On a budget of $40 million, the mystery garnered around $311.4 million in the box office worldwide. 

Glass Onion will be on Netflix from December 23.

A first look at the poster: The new poster for Glass Onion shows Craig in a beige suit near the pool with the shadow of others in front of him

A first look at the poster: The new poster for Glass Onion shows Craig in a beige suit near the pool with the shadow of others in front of him

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