Studded with stars. Crystal Onion: A Knives Out Mystery it has a huge cast of stars billed as headliners, but the cameos are just as iconic, marking the final film for both the late Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim.
In the murder mystery, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) has virtual chats with several familiar faces, and his small group includes Lansbury and Sondheim, who play themselves.
Director rian johnson he was delighted to work with the legends. “I don’t want to exaggerate too much, it’s just a fun little moment that they have,” the filmmaker said. entertainment tonight earlier this month. “But what it meant to me, in addition to how special it is to have both of them in the movie, it meant that I was able to spend 10 minutes with each of them to film this little moment.”
He was particularly excited to speak with Lansbury. He became a television icon in murder she wrote as Jessica Fletcher, a mystery novelist who helped the police solve murder cases. Before that, however, she garnered acclaim on Broadway, originating the role of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, one of Sondheim’s musicals. Lansbury was also the first to play Cora Hoover Hooper in anyone can whistleplayed Rose in the first Broadway revival of Gypsy as well as Madame Armfeldt in a Broadway revival of some late night music – all of which are musicals by Sondheim.
“To be able to meet them, to tell Angela Lansbury what her work meant to me, to tell her about seeing the movie version of Sweeney Todd that was on cable when I was a kid and how that really made me love musical theater… It felt like a very privilege. special to be able to do that,” Johnson added.
The actress died on October 11 at the age of 96.
“The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are saddened to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles at 1:30am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday.” his family said. she said in a statement obtained by us weekly at the time. “In addition to his three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, he is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great-grandchildren and his brother, producer Edgar Lansbury.”
Sondheim, for his part, died in November 2021 at the age of 91. glass onion it was largely filmed in the summer of 2021.
Days after Lansbury’s death, Johnson couldn’t believe how lucky they had been to have worked with the two legends. “They were so kind and generous. We thought, oh my gosh, would any of them ever do it? We didn’t think they would. And they were both great,” Johnson said at the London Film Festival via Term.
While Lansbury and Sondheim were certainly memorable, they’re far from the only cameos. glass onion. Scroll down to see who appears briefly in the movie alongside stars Craig, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., kathryn hahn, edward norton, Janelle Monae, jessica henwick, Madelyn Cline Y david bautista.
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‘Glass Onion’ Is Angela Lansbury’s Latest Movie: A Complete Guide To The Star-Studded Cameos In The ‘Knives Out’ Sequel
Studded with stars. Crystal Onion: A Knives Out Mystery it has a huge cast of stars billed as headliners, but the cameos are just as iconic, marking the final film for both the late Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim. In the murder mystery, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) has virtual chats with several familiar faces, and his small group includes Lansbury and Sondheim, who play themselves. Director rian johnson he was delighted to work with the legends. “I don’t want to exaggerate too much, it’s just a fun little moment that they have,” the filmmaker said. entertainment tonight earlier this month. “But what it meant to me, besides how special it is to have both of them in the movie, it meant that I was able to spend 10 minutes with each of them to film this little moment.” He was particularly excited to talk to Lansbury. He became a television icon in murder she wrote as Jessica Fletcher, a mystery novelist who helped the police solve murder cases. Before that, however, she garnered acclaim on Broadway, originating the role of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, one of Sondheim’s musicals. Lansbury was also the first to play Cora Hoover Hooper in anyone can whistleplayed Rose in the first Broadway revival of Gypsy as well as Madame Armfeldt in a Broadway revival of some late night music – all of which are musicals by Sondheim.
[jwplayer CStwDA7y-zhNYySv2]”To be able to meet them, to tell Angela Lansbury what her work meant to me, to tell her about seeing the movie version of Sweeney Todd that was on cable as a kid and how that really made me love musical theater… It felt like a very special privilege to be able to do that,” Johnson added. The actress herself passed away on October 11 at the age of 96. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are saddened to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at her Los Angeles home at 1:30am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday.” his family said in a statement obtained by us weekly at the time. “In addition to his three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, he is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great-grandchildren and his brother, producer Edgar Lansbury.” Sondheim, for his part, died in November 2021 at the age of 91. glass onion it was largely filmed in the summer of 2021. Days after Lansbury’s death, Johnson couldn’t believe how lucky they had been to have worked with the two legends. “They were so kind and generous. We thought, oh my gosh, would any of them ever do it? We didn’t think they would. And they were both great,” Johnson said at the London Film Festival via Term. While Lansbury and Sondheim were certainly memorable, they’re far from the only cameos. glass onion. Scroll down to see who appears briefly in the movie alongside stars Craig, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., kathryn hahn, edward norton, Janelle Monae, jessica henwick, Madelyn Cline Y david bautista.
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angela lansbury
The Tony Award winner plays herself.
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Stephen Sondheim
The composer is in a star-studded Zoom session where Blanc tries to play the video game. Among us.
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natasha lyonne
The actress is another of Detective Blanc’s unexpected friends.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Blanc’s pandemic zooms have a star-studded guest list, including the basketball star.
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Serena Williams
The tennis champion, playing herself, is hired to help elite vacationers work out.
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ethan hawke
the Before dawn The actor plays a servant who greets guests before taking them to a private island.
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I-I ma
Birdie Jay (Hudson) throws a troubled party amid the pandemic, which includes a performance by the renowned cellist.
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Joseph Gordon Levitt
Although never seen on screen, the Don Jon star is heard like the voice of a clock. Gordon-Levitt has made cameo appearances in all of Johnson’s films to date.
