*Detective Benoit Blanc is back for another perplexing case in “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” hitting select theaters on November 26 and streaming on Netflix December 12.
Writer-director Rian Johnson reunited with Daniel Craig and a fresh ensemble for the third installment of the popular murder-mystery franchise, which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Fans first met Blanc in 2019’s “Knives Out,” where he investigated the death of author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) alongside nurse Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas). Blanc returned in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” traveling to Greece to untangle a web of deception involving tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton). In this new story, Blanc investigates a baffling murder at a small church in upstate New York, a case that hits closer to home than ever before.
As with previous films, Johnson has crafted a dynamic ensemble cast, describing his casting approach as similar to “throwing a dinner party.” “We’ve been very lucky with each of these movies to have gathered some of my favorite actors on the planet, and that’s absolutely the case here,” Johnson told Tudum. “They’re also all lovely folks who get along, which is the dinner party aspect of it. When you’re making an ensemble movie like this, I think that’s key.”
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The ensemble includes Craig as Benoit Blanc, Josh O’Connor as Father Jud Duplenticy, Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix, Josh Brolin as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott, Jeremy Renner as Dr. Nat Sharp, Kerry Washington as Vera Draven, Andrew Scott as Lee Ross, Cailee Spaeny as Simone Vivane, Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven, and Thomas Haden Church as Samson Holt. Johnson also confirmed that Jeremy Renner, previously associated with a hot sauce joke in “Glass Onion,” has a full acting role in this installment.
The film’s title draws inspiration from U2’s 1997 track “Wake Up Dead Man” from their album “Pop.” Johnson shared, “Pop is a very underrated album, and that song is very right for the title… I first heard the phrase in American folk music.”
Watch the trailer below for “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” The first two films are available on Netflix.
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