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- Netflix premiered nan first footage of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery during nan Netflix Tudum 2025 unrecorded event
- It was revealed nan movie will beryllium released connected Dec. 12
- Daniel Craig is backmost successful nan 3rd Knives Out movie, joined by different A-list ensemble
Knives Out fans person their first glimpse of their favourite fictional detective!
Daniel Craig will return arsenic Benoit Blanc successful 2025’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, reuniting pinch franchise writer and head Rian Johnson for different twisted whodunit. As a caller teaser trailer from Netflix reveals, nan backstage detective is facing his astir vulnerable lawsuit yet. The thrilling first footage made its debut during nan Netflix Tudum 2025 unrecorded arena connected Saturday, May 31.
Craig, 56, is joined by caller formed members Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Josh O'Connor and Andrew Scott successful nan franchise’s 3rd installment.
In June, Johnson, 50, shared a first look of Craig successful character, wearing a three-piece suit and longer hairsbreadth than fans of nan Southern detective are utilized to seeing. "See you connected nan different side," nan Oscar-nominated filmmaker captioned nan shot. In August, he marked nan film's wrap, penning connected X (formerly Twitter) that it "went truthful fast!"
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Wake Up Dead Man’s title comes from a 1997 U2 opus from nan band's medium Pop, Johnson told Netflix's Tudum. The movie was first announced successful March 2021, erstwhile Netflix bought nan authorities to nan Knives Out franchise successful a reported $400 cardinal woody that included 2nd and 3rd installments. While nan streamer hasn't yet greenlit a fourth, Johnson has said he is connected committee to make more Benoit Blanc films if nan book is right.
Close told PEOPLE successful August 2024 that filming nan mystery-thriller successful London was “one of nan champion experiences” of her life. The “brilliant” Johnson “assembled a awesome squad astir him and put together this formed from heaven,” she said, “Led by Daniel Craig, who is wonderful.”
During nan Tudum event, Netflix revealed that Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will beryllium released connected Dec. 12.