Daniel Craig returns for silly, suspenseful ‘Knives Out’ sequel

Like knives, the highly anticipated first trailer for “Glass Onion” is finally out.

Netflix released a teaser Thursday for the sequel to writer-director Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated whodunit “Knives Out.” The star-studded ensemble of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” includes Edward Norton, Madelyn Cline, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Kate Hudson and Janelle Monae.

The only returning cast member, Daniel Craig, has reprised his beloved role as detective Benoit Blanc, who expertly solved the first “Knives Out” mystery with a key assist from Ana de Armas’ Marta Cabrera. In the follow-up, Blanc travels to Greece to investigate a whole new band of suspects.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” Craig’s melodramatic sleuth says with his signature Southern drawl in the preview. “You expected a mystery. You expected a puzzle. But for one person on this island, this is not a game.”

The remainder of the sneak peek is a suspenseful flurry of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments: Craig sipping a drink by the pool, Cline arming herself with a sharp implement, Henwick screaming bloody murder, Hahn shouting ‘Holy (expletive),’ Hudson strutting in an orange bikini, Bautista firing a shot into the air and Monae dropping a glass. “Lock the doors. Stay in your rooms,” Craig’s Blanc warns the vacationers. “Everyone is in danger.”

During the 2019 holiday season, “Knives Out” opened strong at the domestic box office and drew rave reviews for standout performances and a clever plot imbued with sharp social commentary.