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GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY. MEET “THE ARTISANS” BEHIND THE SCENES BUT AT THE FRONT OF OUR HEARTS

THE PLAYERS:

Bob Ducsay has been Rian Johnson’s editor on every film since 2012’s Looper. He has been instrumental in bringing logic and momentum to Johnson’s kinetic, twist-heavy films.

Jenny Eagan is one of the rising stars of costume design, and has been instrumental in creating the specific, old/new look on both Knives Out and Glass Onion.

Rick Heinrichs is one of Hollywood’s premiere production designers, and though his CV mainly revolves around fantasy cinema, he has transposed his gifts and eye to the challenge of building the Glass Onion.

Steve Yedlin is one of Rian Johnson’s oldest and most trusted collaborators, a cinematographer with a stripped-back style and an eye for crisp clarity.

1. THE EARLY YEARS

I was a senior in high school, and he [Rian Johnson] was a freshman in college. We were both volunteering on USC student films, which for us was all about learning how sets work. You see a film camera and there are departments and, even if they’re not doing everything right, it’s a chance to see how it all works. Those films were shot on the weekends, so even though

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