A Minute with 'Knives Out' Director Rian Johnson on Third Franchise Film

A Spoiler-Packed ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Exit Interview with Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson

In a wide-open conversation—yes, they discuss whodunit and why—the director and his detective talk about how faith (and other impossible mysteries) shaped the third Knives Out film.

A minute with 'Knives Out' director Rian Johnson on third franchise film

LOS ANGELES — Writer and director Rian Johnson is unveiling his third “Knives Out” mystery movie, “Wake Up, Dead Man,” which started streaming on Netflix on December 12. The film centers around Father Jud Duplenticy, played by Josh O’Connor, who finds himself the prime suspect in a murder amidst a small, close-knit Catholic church congregation. The “Knives […] The post A minute with ‘Knives Out’ director Rian Johnson on third franchise film appe…

"Wake Up Dead Man" Cinematographer Steve Yedlin on Framing Rian Johnson's Darkest "Knives Out" Yet

When I walked into the theater to see Wake Up Dead Man, the third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series, I wasn’t thinking about the fact that I’d soon be talking to Steve Yedlin, the cinematographer behind the film’s meticulous, moody visual world. I was just excited by the thought of revisiting a universe that has become something like comfort food to me. I’ve watched Knives Out and Glass Onion more times than I care to admit publicl…