Janelle Monae dressed up for murder mystery games during Glass Onion shoot

Janelle Monae has revealed how she and the cast of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery took their love of murder mysteries off-set during the shoot. And how she dressed for the occasion. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is released on Netflix on 23 December.

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FREDA COOPER: The start of the film, obviously we see these convoluted puzzles arriving. And the movie's released in the run up to Christmas, which made me wonder whether over the holiday you tend to play games-- board games, puzzles. If you do, are you competitive about it?

JANELLE MONAE: I'm very competitive. I'm trying to like stop that side of me, but it's there. I play games like Mafia and Werewolf, which are murder mystery games. Dress up, invite people over, like that's-- this is so up my alley.

FREDA COOPER: So you were totally at home making the film?

JANELLE MONAE: Totally. Absolutely. And then we would play murder mystery games outside of filming when we were on set. And I would dress up, I would have a mustache on, the little curl at the end, a cane, a top hat. And my cast, they would be like, did you travel with this? Like how-- why are you so prepared? I'm just like, I live this.

RIAN JOHNSON: I don't think I would play a board game with you. I feel like-- (LAUGHS).

DANIEL CRAIG: I just have not-- I'm not competitive.

RIAN JOHNSON: No, no.

DANIEL CRAIG: And I hate board games.

[LAUGHTER]

FREDA COOPER: And puzzles as well?

DANIEL CRAIG: I mean, I don't mind. I like a crossword I kind of do that to just-- to try and keep my brain working. But I'm not a great-- I'm not a great board game player, no. No. I mean, I enjoy-- I will play because I like--

FREDA COOPER: You'll join in.

DANIEL CRAIG: Yeah, because I like the company. But I prefer the chat that goes around it then sort of like the taking it too seriously. I can't take it too seriously.

LESLIE ODOM JR: My family-- not me-- but they enjoy a jigsaw. It's like--

KATHRYN HAHN: Oh, OK.

LESLIE ODOM JR: Every like--

FREDA COOPER: One of those 1,000 piece jobs.

KATHRYN HAHN: Do the outline first.

LESLIE ODOM JR: Yeah.

KATHRYN HAHN: Got to. Get your corners in.

FREDA COOPER: What about you, Kathryn?

KATHRYN HAHN: My husband's family has a nut rolling contest where they try to hit nuts. And I don't know how to explain it, but if you win, you get your name added to a trophy. And let's just say, I have not won. I always miss the nuts.