Hugh Grant has confirmed that his Glass Onion character is married to Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc after fans theorized about their relationship status.
The 62-year-old actor made a fleeting appearance in the Knives Out sequel, appearing briefly on the doorstep of the detective’s apartment, wearing an attractive pink apron and holding a jar of sourdough.
While his character Phillip was supposed to be Benoit’s partner, Hugh has now checked things out, saying collider: ‘It’s true, I’m married to James Bond!’
It’s true: Hugh Grant has confirmed his Glass Onion character is married to Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc after fans theorized about their relationship status.
And while he didn’t elaborate on the romance, he did praise the Rian Johnson mystery by detailing his epic blink-and-you-miss-it cameo.
He said: ‘It’s the smallest moment. I don’t really know why they wanted to do it, but anyway, I thought Knives Out 1 was brilliant, so yeah, I thought why not? I appear for a few hours…’
Meanwhile, director Rian previously revealed that suave detective Daniel was gay and that in the sequel, fans would see him living with another man.
Spouse: While his character Phillip was supposed to be Benoit’s partner, Hugh has now checked things out, telling Collider: ‘That’s right, I’m married to James Bond!’
Speaking at a panel with the film’s cast, he poked fun at Hugh’s appearance, though didn’t reveal too much, commenting, “And there’s no one in the world I could imagine would bring me more joy to be with Benoit Blanc.”
While Daniel, 54, added: ‘No spoilers [but] Who wouldn’t want to live with that person?
It comes as Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has become the third most-watched movie Netflix has released.
Cameo: ‘It’s the smallest moment. I don’t really know why they wanted to do it, but anyway, I thought Knives Out 1 was brilliant, so yeah, I thought why not? I appear for a few hours…’
The mystery film, a sequel to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, began airing on December 23 after a week-long limited theatrical release.
After drawing in 82.1 million hours watched during its Christmas debut, the film has now racked up 209.4 million hours of viewing time.
Currently, only two movies have more hours watched on the streamer, the political satire Don’t Look Up and the action comedy Red Notice.
Red Notice, starring Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot, is currently the most watched English-language film on the streamer with 364 million hours watched.
Success: Arrives as Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has become the third most-watched movie Netflix has released
Don’t Look Up, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, garnered 359.8 million hours of viewing in its first 28 days of release.
Glass Onion follows Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) as he tries to solve a mystery in Greece involving a tech billionaire and his friends.
The film has received widespread critical acclaim and has been pending nominations at various award shows, including the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.
Director Rian Johnson has said he’s upset that Knives Out had to be included in the title of the Glass Onion sequel.
Sequel: The mystery film, a sequel to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, began airing December 23 following a week-long limited theatrical release.
Views: After drawing in 82.1 million hours watched during its Christmas debut, the film has now racked up 209.4 million hours of watch time.
The filmmaker recounted how he worked hard to make the original Knives Out and its sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery feel like separate films that could exist independently of each other.
Speaking to The Atlantic, he said: ‘I’ve tried really hard to get them to be autonomous. Honestly, I’m mad that we have ‘A Knives Out Mystery’ in the title. You know? I want it to be called simply ‘Crystal Onion’.
“I get it, and I want everyone who liked the first movie to know that this is the next in the series, but also, the whole appeal to me is that it’s a new novel out of the box every time.” But there’s a gravity of a thousand suns towards serialized storytelling.
Plot: Glass Onion follows Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) as he tries to solve a mystery in Greece involving a tech billionaire and his friends.