Glass Onion debuted on Netflix on December 23, and audiences jumped on the likelihood to lastly watch Benoit Blanc’s subsequent thriller. Daniel Craig reprised his function because the sensible detective, joined by a brand new ensemble solid of A-listers, together with Edward Norton, Janelle Monaé, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
It’s a who’s who of expertise that Rian Johnson assembled for Glass Onion. However, the movie additionally contains a number of surprising cameos that absolutely left audiences grinning. And whereas they’re all memorable in their very own means, some are extra stunning and hilarious than others.
Jeremy Renner & Jared Leto
Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner and Oscar-winner Jared Leto do not seem in Glass Onion bodily. However, their likeness seems on two merchandise that play main roles within the storyline. Renner exhibits up on the new sauce Helen makes use of to faux her demise, whereas Leto seems on the kombucha that will get her drunk.
The actors’ photographs are well-known to common audiences, and the merchandise Johnson chooses for every go alongside completely. Having Leto because the picture of a kombucha drink is very humorous, particularly when it performs such an important function in rising the group’s already chaotic dynamic. Helen’s line about beating Leto up for his unexpectedly harmful drink is the icing on the cake.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is not any stranger to working with Rian Johnson. The actor appeared in Johnson’s directorial debut, Brick, earlier than starring in his first big-budget manufacturing, Looper. Gordon-Levitt did a voice cameo for the primary Knives Out, voicing Detective Hardrock, and returns for Glass Onion to voice the Hourly Dong, Miles’ speaking clock.
Because Gordon-Levitt hardly says something whereas voicing the clock. In truth, he solely says “DONG,” which means few, if any, viewers members will establish him because the voice behind the speaking clock. However, it is a enjoyable tidbit of data and the affirmation that the friendship between Gordon-Levitt and Johnson remains to be going robust.
Yo-Yo Ma
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma cameos in Glass Onion as a visitor at Birdie’s hectic get together. He helps Birdie acknowledge a track — Bach’s “Little” Fugue in G minor — enjoying on the audio system after Shazam lets her down.
A Julliard and Harvard graduate, Yo-Yo Ma has gained 19 Grammy Awards and has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace for greater than fifteen years. His intervention in Glass Onion is temporary however efficient and speaks to the type of diverse expertise Johnson contains in his motion pictures. It additionally provides to Birdie’s characterization, cementing her as an influential determine within the NYC cultural and inventive scene.
Ethan Hawke
Four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke has been performing for many years, all the time bringing his A-game to each efficiency. The acclaimed actor cameos in Glass Onion as one in all Bron’s assistants, credited because the Efficient Man, who inoculates Blanc and the opposite company earlier than taking them to Bron’s personal island.
Hawke’s intervention is brief however memorable. He makes for a superbly mysterious determine, charmingly convincing the company to go together with one thing they don’t have any management over. The temporary function takes benefit of Hawke’s pure appeal to make audiences go together with the Efficient Man’s act with out questioning what he is doing, very like the company themselves.
Stephen Sondheim, Natasha Lyonne, Angela Lansbury, & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
One of the funniest moments in Knives Out sees Benoit Blanc alone in a automotive, singing “Losing my Mind,” a Broadway customary from Stephen Sondheim‘s seminal musical Follies. The scene showcases Daniel Craig’s versatility as an actor and divulges a sillier aspect to Blanc’s character, which followers see extra of in Glass Onion.
The movie reveals that Blanc has discovered solace through the pandemic by enjoying Among Us with a outstanding group of superstar associates: Sondheim, Natasha Lyonne, Angela Lansbury, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Their scene finds them explaining to Blanc the foundations of the sport and making an attempt to get him out of his pandemic funk — Blanc spends a ridiculous period of time within the tub. It’s a enjoyable and heartwarming trade between the detective and his internal circle and a superb use of the group. This could be Sondheim and Lansbury’s final on-screen roles, giving the scene a bittersweet contact.
Serena Williams
World-famous tennis champion Serena Williams performs herself throughout one in all Glass Onion‘s funniest scenes. She seems as an interactive teacher in Miles Bron’s dwelling, who briefly interacts with Blanc and Helen Brand as they share their findings after spending a while on the island.
Williams’ function is all the things a cameo ought to be: temporary, stunning, and hilarious. Her presence highlights how a lot of a pathetic poser Bron is, prepared to waste his cash and Williams’ time simply because he can. Williams’ interplay with Blanc and Helen can be humorous as heck, together with her no-nonsense angle taking the already startled pair abruptly.
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant is among the most beloved actors within the trade. His prolonged profession has taken him from romantic main man to wacky character actor, and he is delivered a few of his finest performances in the previous few years. Grant cameos in Glass Onion as Phillip, Benoit Blanc’s home companion.
It’s nice that Glass Onion confirms Blanc as homosexual. What’s extra, having Grant play his companion is an impressed selection, bringing two of the UK’s most revered actors collectively for what is going to absolutely be an exquisite dynamic. There’s no means Grant does not return for Knives Out 3, maybe as a part of the thriller itself. Grant ought to’ve performed a Bond villain throughout Craig’s stint, however a minimum of audiences can see them as a pleasant and really English couple when the third a part of the sequence premieres.