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Baitball Blogger

(46,775 posts)
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:45 AM Dec 2022

LOL Trivia about Daniel Craig's role on Knives Out 2.

First, he plays the same role: detective Benoit Blanc, a southern gentleman.

Here's the hilarious trivia: His accent is different from one movie to the next. The reason he gave for the change is that he worked on improving the southern accent, AND he couldn't remember how to replicate the accent in the first movie.

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LOL Trivia about Daniel Craig's role on Knives Out 2. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Dec 2022 OP
I read that initially they talked about having him deliberately have a completely different accent AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2022 #1
It would almost make sense if he was infiltrating the group, Baitball Blogger Dec 2022 #2
I really enjoyed the first movie TlalocW Dec 2022 #3

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,132 posts)
1. I read that initially they talked about having him deliberately have a completely different accent
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:48 AM
Dec 2022

Like a French accent or something. Then not explaining why it was different.

Baitball Blogger

(46,775 posts)
2. It would almost make sense if he was infiltrating the group,
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:51 AM
Dec 2022

but those who were invited were known friends, from what I understand. And, of course, he plays the part of a famous detective so he would be known to the guests.

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