• The inclusion of “Knives Out” in the title of “Glass Onion” irritates Rian Johnson.
• “Honestly, I’m p***** off that we have ‘A Knives Out Mystery’ in the title.”

The 2019 original “Knives Out” and the most recent release, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” both felt like unique films that could exist independently of one another.

According to the filmmaker, who was not pleased with “Glass Onion’s full title.”

Speaking to The Atlantic, he said: ““I’ve tried hard to make them self-contained. Honestly, I’m p***** off that we have ‘A Knives Out Mystery’ in the title. You know? I want it to just be called ‘Glass Onion’.

“I get it, and I want everyone who liked the first movie to know this is next in the series, but also, the whole appeal to me is it’s a new novel off the shelf every time. But there’s a gravity of a thousand suns toward serialised storytelling.”

Only Daniel Craig, who portrays detective Benoit Blanc, will be back for the sequel.

Johnson acknowledged that he would have loved a Netflix theatrical release that lasted longer.

He said: “I’d love it to be longer; I’d love it to be in more. But also, I appreciate that Netflix has done this, because this was a huge effort on their part, and the chains, to reach across the aisle and make this happen. I’m hoping it does really well so we can demonstrate that they can complement each other.”

Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista are all featured in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”

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