Glass Onion director Rian Johnson is calling the film’s release during Elon Musk’s Twitter tenure a “horrible accident.” As many observers online have noted, the similarities between the strange billionaire at the heart of the Knives Out and the new social media owner. But, as people who follow this stuff for a living know, it takes a long time to write, cast, shoot, edit, and release a movie. The prep for Glass Onion dates back to before Musk ever even stepped foot in Twitter headquarters with that sink. In an interview with Wired, it’s clear that Johnson would have preferred different circumstances because now he has to answer the questions. But, he feels like people should know that it wasn’t a on-to-one parody of the blue app CEO. (No word on Twitter possibly moving into a translucent root vegetable yet, but we’ll be sure to let you know. Read his explanation for yourself right here.
