Daniel Craig star again, with the screenwriter and director Rian Johnson back after the camera.
Before its premiere in Netflixthe third movie of Knives outwill be in charge of opening the London Film Festival This year, which will take place from October 8 to 19.
Entitled Wake Up Dead Man: A mystery of Knives out, Daniel Craig Starring it again, with the screenwriter and director Rian Johnson Back after the camera. The trilogy began with Knives out of 2019, a comedy of mystery and murder inspired by Agatha Christie and other detective stories. It was an unexpected blockbuster, which led Netflix to acquire the rights of sequelae in 2021 for an estimated value of 450 million dollars.
The first sequel made by the streaming platform was Glass Onion (2022), which had a limited premiere before reaching the service, and in which Benoit Blanc, the character of Craig, investigated a new case with a different cast. Reportedly, Wake Up Dead Man is the last film of that initial agreement with Netflixalthough Johnson has recognized the possibility of more films after this.
A press release from the British Film Institute (BFI) revealed: “The 69th London BFI Film Festival (from October 8 to 19), in association with American Express, is pleased to announce that this year’s opening gala will be the expected international premiere of the Netflix movie Wake Up Dead Man Johnson, at the Royal Hall Festival of the SouthBank Center. ”
What is Wake Up Dead Man: a mystery of Knives out
The synopsis of the film indicates: “Daniel Craig returns as the famous private Benoit Blanc detective for his most dangerous case to date. On this occasion, Blanc will unravel a new mystery of murder in a scenario still unknown, surrounded by a new and peculiar group of suspects.”
The new cast includes Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack and Thomas Haden Church.
Wake Up Dead Man: A mystery of Knives out will premiere in streaming on December 12.
Source: Ambito
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