Where Was 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' Filmed?

"Everyone's favorite detective Benoit Blanc is back for another installment of Rian Johnson's Knives Out franchise. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is a classic whodunnit that moves away from the opulent glamour of the Glass Onion's Amanzoe setting for a more lived-in, pastoral setting: a forested, fictional small town called Chimney Rock in upstate New York with a gorgeous Neo-Gothic church."

"Duplenticy is assigned to serve at Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude, a church that seems to be bleeding parishioners-pun intended. Jud bristles against the church's charismatic, problematic head honcho, Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), who spreads a gospel of judgement, paranoia, and resistance to the slough of vague outside threats-sound familiar? His starry parishioner cohort includes characters portrayed by actors Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close, and Kerry Washington."

"Much of the action in the movie takes place in the Hudson Valley-outdoors in the lush forests surrounding the church, and in cozy, older homes and offices that feel quintessentially Northeast. But production actually occurred primarily in London, with the English countryside making a fine dupe. From the centerpiece location of the beautiful Neo-Gothic church to the kitschy townie bar Il Diavolo, here are some of the most significant sites used during production."

Benoit Blanc investigates a mysterious death in Chimney Rock, a fictional forested small town in upstate New York featuring a striking Neo-Gothic church. The plot centers on Father Jud Duplenticy, a boxer-turned-clergyman, who clashes with Monsignor Jefferson Wicks amid a congregation losing parishioners. A starry ensemble includes Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close, and Kerry Washington. Blanc partners with Father Jud to unravel the sudden death. Much of the film is set among Hudson Valley forests, homes, and offices, though principal photography took place primarily in London using the English countryside as a stand-in.

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