It was in 2019 that Netflix offered in its catalog the film Knives Out directed by by Rian Johnson with headliner Daniel Craig. The success was such that the platform signed for two sequels. Thus, after Glass Onion, the firm with the red N announced on May 24, the production of the planned third opus. Today, this section entitled Wake Up, Dead Man, is revealed in a first visual.
Benoît Blanc returns with a 5-star cast
For more than ten years, Daniel Craig has endorsed the costume of the most famous British spy in the world: James Bond. After having embodied agent 007, the actor headed to towards another role, that of Benoît Blanc in the film A Knives Out released in 2019 and in its sequel, Glass Onion which landed ; in the Netflix catalog in 2022. Just like Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple, the campy character is by Daniel Craig passed by master at solving mysteries.
After the success of the first two parts of the franchise, Netflix announced At the end of May, several information regarding the next opus of À knives out. Thus, we learned that the ex-James Bond will be back to solve a third murder in a film which will be called Wake Up, Dead Man or Wake up, dead manin French version. In a teaser shared by Rian Johnson, the actor can be heard saying off-screen “My most dangerous investigation is about to be revealed“. Enough to raise the hype even more on the sideé fans.
While production of this new part of the adventures of Benoît Blanc has just begun, Netflix has revealed some names who will be in the casting of À knives out 3. We know that Daniel Craig will team up with a 5-star cast. He will also find Andrew Scott whom he had met in in Spectre by Sam Mendes. After Challengers and Civil War, Josh O'Connor and Cailee Spaeny will also be there. The platform also announced Daryl McCormack, a young Irish actor who had shared stars with Emma Thompson in the comedy-drama My Dates with Leo. Finally, the public will have the chance to find Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin and Jeremy Renner who will return to the film sets after her terrible accident with a snow plow which occurred in January 2023.
First glimpse of Daniel Craig as Benoît Blanc
For now, all these beautiful people are currently on the set of À Knives Out 3 under the direction of Rian Johnson. For the occasion, the director has just released a first glimpse of Daniel Craig as Benoît Blanc.
To discover < strong> knives drawn 3, we will have to wait until 2025. There is no specific release date but like the two previous parts, Wake Up, Dead Man should be released at the end of the year.< /strong>