In 2019, director Rian Johnson introduced the Knives Out franchise to the world. The razor-sharp whodunit starred Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc, followed by a star-studded ensemble cast that included Michael Shannon (Nine Perfect Strangers), Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Toni Collette, and Christopher Plummer. The murder mystery was an instant box office hit, grossing $312.9 million worldwide, and even received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Screenplay.
Following the first installment’s critical success, Johnson handed over the rights to Netflix in a reported $450 million deal. The highly anticipated sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which premiered in 2022, saw Craig reprise his role as the famous P.I. accompanied by Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Katheryn Kahn, Madelyn Cline, and Dave Bautista. This time around, the starry group was gathering clues on a private island and not at the palatial Thrombey Estate. In Glass Onion’s first week of streaming, the flick joined Netflix’s most-watched movies of all time and became one of the platform’s biggest film debuts, Variety reported.
Since then, fans have been eagerly awaiting a threequel—and the return of Craig as everyone’s favorite Southern sleuth. Up until May, the fate of the franchise was up in the air, but Johnson has since given the people an update. Find out everything you need to know about Knives Out 3, below.
Daniel Craig in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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Will There Be a Knives Out 3?
Yes, Johnson announced in a video posted to X that a third Knives Out, called Wake Up Dead Man, is in the works. Johnson will return as the writer and director and reunite with his producing partner Ram Bergman. The two previously worked together on the original and the sequel,…