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Andrew Scott is set to join the cast of the film. knives out 3Officially titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysterywill star alongside Scott Challengers star Josh O’Connor and Civil War‘Cailee Spaeny. Daniel Craig will reprise his iconic role as Detective Benoit Blanc in the third installment of this whodunit series.

Rian Johnson, the mastermind behind the first two attacks knives out For the films, he is returning as both writer and director, as well as producing along with his T-Street partner Ram Bergman. wake up dead man Filming is expected to begin soon, and a release date has been set for 2025. While specific plot details are still under wraps, Johnson and Craig have indicated that the film will introduce Blanc to her “most dangerous case yet.”

In a social media post, Johnson expressed his passion for the flexibility of the ‘whodunit’ genre and praised the diverse range of voices from writers such as Carr to Christie.

Original knives out The film, released by Lionsgate in 2019, was a huge success, grossing $312 million on a budget of $40 million. Subsequently, Netflix acquired the rights to the series for a price of over $450 million and released the sequel, Glass OnionIn 2022. Glass Onion The film marked a significant milestone for Netflix, as it was its first film to be shown at AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and Cinemark, and grossed approximately $15 million during its limited theatrical run. wake up dead man Still being finalised.

Scott recently starred in Netflix’s Ripley and Andrew Haigh’s film. We are all strangers, wake up dead man It’s also a reunion for Scott and Craig, who previously shared the screen in the 2015 James Bond film the dark shadow,