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Who doesn’t love a mixture of mystery, murder, and massive stars?Netflixis out here hoping everybody is ready for moreKnives Out,and it seems like a good bet that people are champing at the bit for more.
Netflixis bringing viewers around the world more adventures in the tumultuous life of Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc. WhenKnives Outwas released in late 2019, no one expected it to become one of the most surprising hits of the past decade. On a skimpy budget of $40 million,Knives Outcame out of nowhere to gross over $300 million and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. It also reminded everyone that Chris Evans could act outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and introduced the world to Ana de Armas. Three years later, in December 2022, Netflix broughtGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryto the world and proved that lightning could strike twice. Can Rian Johnson and company pull it off a third time?
During Netflix’s massive Tudum fan event on Saturday evening,Knives Outfans finally got a first look at the upcomingWake Up Dead Man. While it wasn’t a full-on feature trailer, it did set the stage for the third Benoit Blanc film, and it did do a solid job of reiterating that Rian Johnson and company might’ve outdone themselves with the cast this time around. Obviously, Daniel Craig is returning as Blanc, but he’s being joined by Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. Talk about a collection of blindingly bright stars.
While the firstKnives Outfilm took a satirical look at the adverse effects generational wealth has on a family, and the second lampooned the uber-rich, the third movie apparently has religion in its sights. Official details are still under wraps, but it’s clear some kind of scandal is afoot involving a death. Craig’s Benoit Blanc mentions an “impossible crime” in the teaser. He goes on to say, “This was dressed as a miracle, but it’s just a murder, and I solve murders.”
We don’t know much about the entire cast’s roles, but there are a few details regarding who a few of the famous faces are playing. For example, Josh O’Connor is playing Rev. Jud Duplenticy, a priest clearly involved in some type of incident featured in the teaser.Josh Brolinis playing another priest, Msgr. Jefferson Wicks, Mila Kunis’s Geraldine Scott is the local police chief, and Jeremy Renner stars as Nat Sharp, some kind of doctor. The only thing we know for sure is thatNetflix, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, and everyone else will have numerous twists in store for fans come December.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryis set to release on Jul 23, 2025 on Netflix.
