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Wake Up Dead Man

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Directed byRian Johnson
Written byRian Johnson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySteve Yedlin[1]
Music byNathan Johnson[2]
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2025 (2025)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is an upcoming American mystery film directed and written by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Katie McNeill with Daniel Craig reprising his role as master detective Benoit Blanc.[3][4]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Before the release of Knives Out (2019), Rian Johnson said he would like to create sequels with Detective Benoit Blanc investigating further mysteries, and already had an idea for a new film.[5] On March 31, 2021, it was reported that Netflix bought the rights to two Knives Out sequels for over $400 million.[6]

Writing[edit]

In June 2022, Johnson revealed that Knives Out 3 was a working title with his intent being that each film has a distinct title, citing the works of Agatha Christie as his inspiration for the films and the individual titles.[7] In November 2022, Johnson said that he was preparing to work on writing the third film.[8] By January 2023, Johnson confirmed that he had started writing the script for the third film, stating that it will be tonally and thematically different from the previous installments.[9] Johnson later stated that though he had approved the subtitle of A Knives Out Mystery for the previous installment, he would like to rename the series and add A Benoit Blanc Mystery as subtitles to future installments.[10]

In October 2023, following the resolution of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, Johnson announced that he had started working on the script for the third movie. The filmmaker stated that he has the premise planned, and can begin writing again.[11]

Casting[edit]

Daniel Craig is expected to reprise his role, and acknowledged interest in the project.[12] Craig was paid $100 million for his involvement.[13] In May 2024, Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, and Daryl McCormack joined the main cast.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] In June 2024, Josh Brolin and Thomas Haden Church joined the cast.[21][22]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began on June 10, 2024, in London.[14][23][24]

Release[edit]

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is expected to be released in 2025 on Netflix.[25]

Future[edit]

In September 2022, Johnson confirmed his intention to make more films in the series.[26] Later that month Craig and Johnson separately said that they would continue making further films, so long as they were both involved together.[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Steve Yedlin, ASC" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nathan Johnson to Return for Rian Johnson's 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'". Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Jr, Mike Fleming (March 31, 2021). "Netflix Near $400M+ Deal For 'Knives Out' 2 & 3; Daniel Craig & Director Rian Johnson Reprising". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Knives Out 3". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Knives Out: Director Rian Johnson Interview". youtube.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Lang, Brent; Donnelly, Matt (March 31, 2021). "Netflix Buys 'Knives Out' Sequels for $450 Million". Variety. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 13, 2022). "Rian Johnson Unveils Title Of 'Knives Out' Sequel". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Wise, Damon (November 23, 2022). "'Glass Onion': Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Janelle Monáe & Edward Norton Reveal The Secrets Of The 'Knives Out' Franchise & Tease Part 3". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Laffly, Tomris (January 9, 2023). "Rian Johnson Talks Agatha Christie Inspiration, 'Knives Out 3′ Plans and Screenwriting Success". Variety. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  10. ^ Libbey, Dirk (January 23, 2023). "Rian Johnson Wants To Make A Key Change To The Knives Out Franchise After Glass Onion". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Taylor, Drew (October 13, 2023). "'Fair Play' on T-Street: How 'The Date Movie From Hell' Was Born - Digital Cover". The Wrap. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Sinha-Roy, Piya; Keegan, Rebecca (January 5, 2020). "'Knives Out' Sequel in the Works, Story to Center on Daniel Craig's Detective Character". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  13. ^ Donnelly, Matt (August 18, 2021). "From Daniel Craig to Dwayne Johnson, Inside the Biggest Movie Stars' Salaries". Variety. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (May 27, 2024). "Josh O'Connor And Cailee Spaeny Join Daniel Craig In Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  15. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (May 28, 2024). "Andrew Scott Joins 'Knives Out 3' Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  16. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 29, 2024). "Kerry Washington Joins Daniel Craig In 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'".
  17. ^ Kit, Borys (May 29, 2024). "Glenn Close Joins Daniel Craig in 'Knives Out 3' (Exclusive)".
  18. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 30, 2024). "Jeremy Renner Joins Daniel Craig In 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'".
  19. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 30, 2024). "Mila Kunis Latest Addition To 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' Ensemble".
  20. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (May 31, 2024). "'Knives Out 3' Adds 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' Star Daryl McCormack to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)".
  21. ^ Kit, Borys (June 3, 2024). "Josh Brolin Joins Daniel Craig in 'Knives Out 3' (Exclusive)".
  22. ^ Schruer, Brandon (June 4, 2024). "Knives Out 3 Cast Adds Spider-Man's Thomas Haden Church".
  23. ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (January 25, 2024). "'Knives Out' T-Street Partners Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman Tap Katie McNeill To Join As Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  24. ^ Rian Johnson [@rianjohnson] (June 10, 2024). "Aaaaand we're off! Today is day 1 of shooting on the next Benoit Blanc mystery "Wake Up Dead Man" - see you on the other side" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ @rianjohnson (May 24, 2024). "The next Benoit Blanc mystery, the follow-up to Knives Out and Glass Onion, is called Wake Up Dead Man" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Rubin, Rebecca; Sharf, Zack (September 10, 2022). "Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson Tease More Knives Out After Twisty, Fun Glass Onion Slays Toronto Film Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  27. ^ Dick, Jeremy (September 11, 2022). "Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson Don't Want to Ever Stop Making Knives Out Movies". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

External links[edit]

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