Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will open the 2025 London Film Festival, marking the third installment in the series featuring Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc. Directed by Rian Johnson, the film aims for a new tonal and thematic direction while drawing inspiration from Agatha Christie murder mysteries. The cast includes Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, and Mila Kunis, with O'Connor and Brolin appearing to play priests. The film's title references a U2 song, similar to previous titles' musical influences. Craig's salary for the films combined is around $100 million, with Netflix acquiring the rights for $450 million.
The latest Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, will open the 2025 London film festival, announced as the third in the series starring Daniel Craig.
Rian Johnson aims for 'Wake Up Dead Man' to strike out in a completely new direction tonally and thematically, despite being inspired by Agatha Christie murder mysteries.
The new cast includes Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, and Mila Kunis, while both O'Connor and Brolin seem to be playing priests.
Craig reportedly earned about $100m for his roles in both 'Glass Onion' and 'Wake Up Dead Man', with Netflix acquiring the rights to the films for $450m.
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