‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Team Doesn’t See ‘Knives Out’ As A Franchise, Has No Plans For Benoit Blanc Prequel: “There’s No Big Picture”
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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Team Doesn’t See ‘Knives Out’ As A Franchise, Has No Plans For Benoit Blanc Prequel: “There’s No Big Picture”
Although Rian Johnson‘s original whodunnit film has spawned a trilogy, he and producing partner Ram Bergman are hesitant to call Knives Out a franchise. During Monday’s premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Trilogy, Bergman told Deadline “there’s no big picture” when it comes to the Netflix murder mystery films, each starring Daniel […]
Knives Out 3 Director Reveals if Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc Could Be Recast
Image credit: Netflix Rian Johnson, the writer, director, and co-producer of the Knives Out movies, gave a definitive answer on whether Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc could be recast in the future. Notably, Craig has portrayed Blanc in all three films so far: 2019’s Knives Out, 2022’s Glass Onion, and the upcoming third entry in the film series — Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Rian Johnson says Benoit Blanc is more like Indiana Jones than …
Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig Already “Starting to Formulate Ideas” for ‘Knives Out 4’
Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig are clearly not done with ‘Knives Out,’ and not by a long shot.Despite his $450M Netflix deal for ‘Knives Out’ and its two sequels now officially ending with ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ Johnson has made it clear that he’s ready for more. Why wouldn’t he? All three were entertaining movies. Nothing more, nothing less.Johnson is now hinting that there will be more to come, with or without Netflix (via THR):Creatively, I feel …
Knives Out 4: Rian Johnson All But Confirms Another Sequel Before Wake Up Dead Man Release
Ahead of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’s release, Rian Johnson has already started entertaining the prospect of a fourth movie. Considering each of the entries allows him to craft a different mystery with a whole new ensemble cast, Johnson has no issues carrying on with the franchise. Moreover, he confessed to THR that the director and Daniel Craig are already bouncing off ideas for a potential fourth movie. Creatively, I feel energized…
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