'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery': stars attend premiere closing London Film Festival

A spoiler-free Q&A took place after the film was screened

Daniel Craig wears a midnight blue Anderson & Sheppard tuxedo to attend the 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' premiere during the closing gala of BFI London Film Festival on October 16. EPA

Janelle Monae wears red Christian Siriano. AFP

Kate Hudson wears black and sheer YSL. AFP

Jessica Henwick wears Atelier Versace. AFP

Ella Loudon poses with Daniel Craig. Getty Images

Maya Tissafi and Dave Bautista attend the premiere. Getty Images

Kathryn Hahn a black caped ensemble by Rabih Kayrouz. wears AFP

BFI and Netflix executives and 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' cast and crew from left: BFO chief executive Ben Roberts, Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos, actors Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Leslie Odom Jr, Ram Bergman, Janelle Monae, Daniel Craig, director Rian Johnson, actors Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn and BFI festival director Tricia Tuttle. Getty Images

Gwendoline Christie wears Thom Browne. AFP

Madelyn Cline wears black Tom Ford. Getty Images

Rian Johnson, director of 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'. AFP

Jessica Henwick poses on the red carpet. Getty Images

Grace Jones on the red carpet. Getty Images

Mika Simmons on the red carpet. Getty Images

Lorraine Ashbourne and Andy Serkis attend the 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' premiere. Getty Images

After the screening, the cast, including Janelle Monae, took part in a Q&A on stage. Getty Images

Leslie Odom Jr, wearing Prada, walks out on stage at the 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' European premiere. Getty Images

Madelyn Cline attends the premiere. Getty Images

Jessica Henwick plays Peg in the film. Getty Images

Kate Hudson walks on stage. Getty Images

Ram Bergman walks on stage. Getty Images

The Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery cast turned out in force for the film's London premiere on Sunday.

Daniel Craig, who plays detective Benoit Blanc in the film, which is a sequel to 2019's Knives Out, was dapper in a midnight blue Anderson & Sheppard tuxedo.

He was joined by co-stars Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr and Kathryn Hahn. Ethan Hawke also stars in the movie.

Hudson wore a YSL slip dress-style gown, Monae donned a structural red dress by Christian Siriano and Hahn wore a black caped ensemble by Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz.

Misan Harriman — friend and favoured photographer of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — took a series of atmospheric black-and-white photos at the London premiere.

The event closed the BFI London Film Festival and the cast took part in a brief Q&A session on stage after the premiere, in which director Rian Johnson urged the cast not to give away any of the film's twists or spoilers.

“All of this started with my love of Agatha Christie and to do what she did with each one of her books, which is something totally different,” Johnson said during the Q&A.

“She wasn’t repeating herself every time. She was not only using new settings and characters but also new narratives, tones and genres. So I want the audience to know moving forward that that’s what we’re gonna be doing with this.”

Following the original Knives Out, which was set in the Massachusetts mansion of dead author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), the sequel takes place on a Greek island. Technology billionaire Miles Bron (Norton) has invited his friends to party on the island, but one of them dies during the getaway. Cue the arrival of Blanc to solve the mystery.

The film will be officially released on Netflix on December 23, but will also be given a limited run in cinemas, ensuring it can qualify for next year's film awards. It will be out in the US from November 23 to 29 and in the UK on November 25; no UAE cinema run has been confirmed yet.