‘Knives Out 3': Everything We Know About The Second Rian Johnson Sequel
Benoit Blanc's next mystery is afoot. Daniel Craig will reprise the role of the famous detective who drove Rian Johnson's two previous installments, Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Johnson will helm the third film in the mystery series, which recently received its title and timeline for release. Following the original 2019 film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, Netflix made a deal for two more sequel films with Johnson.
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Those curious about the details of the latest installment such as cast, title and release date can find clues below.
When will come out?
Netflix announced at its big TUDUM event May 31 that the film will arrive December 12 on the streamer. The date was unveiled with roman numerals.
What is called?
Rian Johnson revealed via social media that the second sequel will be called Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Johnson previously lamented the addition of the first film's title to Glass Onion and expressed his hopes to change the subtitle to A Benoit Blanc Mystery. It doesn't seem that the franchise has reached the exposure needed for this moniker, yet.
Who is in the cast of ?
Aside from Craig's return as Benoit Blanc, so far, Josh Brolin, Josh O'Connor (Challengers, The Crown), Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Civil War), Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) and Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Ripley, Fleabag) have joined the cast of the third installment. Johnson's previous films were very star-studded, so more announcements can be expected in the coming days.
Deadline broke the news of Jeremy Renner and Mila Kunis joining the sequel, as we did with Kerry Washington's casting. Glenn Close was revealed as a cast member soon after Washington was. TheWrap broke the news of Thomas Haden Church's casting.
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Josh O'Connor as Rev. Jud Deplenticity
Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix
Josh Brolin as Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott
Jeremy Renner as Dr. Nat Sharp
Kerry Washington as Vera Draven
Andrew Scott as Lee Ross
Cailee Spaeny as Simone Vivane
Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven
Thomas Haden Church as Samson Holt
First look images at Craig and O'Connor can be seen below:
Who were in the casts of and ?
Glass Onion starred Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Madelyn Cline and Jessica Henwick with cameos from Ethan Hawke, Jackie Hoffman, Hugh Grant, Stephen Sondheim, Natasha Lyonne, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Angela Lansbury, Yo-Yo Ma, Serena Williams and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who voiced the gong sound on Norton's island.
Knives Out starred Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Riki Lindhome, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell.
Has gone into production?
The film went into production on June 10. Johnson tweeted the news on X with a first look photo at Daniel Craig's return as Benoit Blanc. Production wrapped in August 2024.
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Who is creating ?
Johnson will write and direct, and he will also produce the film with his partner Ram Bergman through T-Street Pictures.
How much does cost to produce?
Combined with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which premiered on Netflix in 2022, the two films resulted from a $450 million deal for two sequels that the streamer struck with Johnson.
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