Jamie Lee Curtis Jokes She's 'Jealous' of 'Knives Out 2' Stars After Not Getting Cast in Sequel

Mar. 15, 2025

Jamie Lee Curtis inKnives Out(2019).Photo: Claire Folger

Jamie Lee Curtisis having some filmmaking FOMO!

In a recent Instagram post, the actress joked about feeling left out ofGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the upcoming sequel to the hit 2019 whodunitKnives Outthat saw her as part of an ensemble cast including Daniel Craig,Chris Evans,Toni Colletteand Ana de Armas.

“I’m NOT jealous. I’m not jealous. I’m not jealous. I’m not jealous. I’m not jealous. I’m not jealous. I AM jealous. I am jealous. I am jealous. I am jealous.I am jealous. I am jealous,” Curtis, 63, wrote alongside a photo of the sequel’s poster, good-naturedly tagging the official Instagram accounts ofNetflix,Knives Outand both films' writer-directorRian Johnson.

“JAMIE COME TO GREECE,” read a comment from the films' account, referencing where Craig, 54, and the new cast members —Janelle Monáe,Kate Hudson,Leslie Odom Jr.,Madelyn Cline,Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick,Edward Norton,Ethan HawkeandDave Bautista— filmedGlass Onion.

“JAMIE WE LOVE YOU ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️,” chimed in Johnson, 48.

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Knives Outfocused on Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc investigating the death of Harlan (Christopher Plummer), the patriarch of an eccentric and combative family. Aside from Craig, Plummer and Curtis, the cast included then-newcomer de Armas, 34, plus Evans, 41, Collette, 50,Michael Shannon,Don JohnsonandKatherine Langford.

The sequel focuses on tech billionaire Miles Bron (Norton, 53), who invites friends for a trip to his private island, though one of them soon winds up dead. Inthe trailer, Craig’s detectivetells the ensemble of suspects, “For one person on this island, this is not a game.”

“Lock the doors,” he later adds. “Stay in your rooms. Everyone is in danger.”

Of the first “fantastic movie,” Curtis recently raved toEntertainment Weeklythat its final product was “such a delightful surprise.”

“I was alone for a lot and it was a very tough time,” she told EW.

Glass Onionhad its world premiere at theToronto International Film Festivalin September, and willbegin streaming on NetflixDec. 23.

source: people.com