Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead. At this point in Rian Johnson’s career, the only mystery […]
Movie Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet. Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig returned to […]
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back on the case in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery trailer
Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this past weekend [read our ★★★★ review here], Netflix has shared a new trailer and promotional images for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the latest Benoit Blanc film from writer-director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig; check it out below… Benoit Blanc […]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery teaser reveals December release date
Save the date for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, a new Benoit Blanc whodunnit from writer and director Rian Johnson. Announced at TUDUM 2025, the latest Knives Out film is set for a release on December 12th, just in time for the holiday (and awards) season. With a darker tone and another […]
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back in new Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery image
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back on the case for another Knives Out mystery this year, and Netflix has whet our appetites for the next chapter in Rian Johnson’s mystery series with the release of a new image from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery featuring Craig’s super sleuth alongside new co-star Josh […]
Wake Up Dead Man begins production with first image teasing Benoit Blanc’s new look
Production on Rian Johnson’s third Benoit Blanc mystery Wake Up Dead Man has begun today in the UK and Johnson has marked the occasion by sharing a photo of Daniel Craig featuring a new look for the southern detective. Check it out below… The image sees Craig’s Blanc sporting much longer hair than his shorter […]
Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man ensemble adds Thomas Haden Church
Rian Johnson is not done putting together his ensemble cast for the next Knives Out film Wake Up Dead Man. Per The Wrap, Thomas Haden Church (Spider-Man: No Way Home) is the latest to join Benoit Blanc’s next mystery. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will feature Daniel Craig reprising his role as southern gentleman sleuth […]
Josh Brolin is the latest name to join Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc will have quite a talented cast of potential victims for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Rian Johnson’s upcoming mystery caper has been adding cast members since it was announced, and the latest to join is Josh Brolin. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story early Monday, stating the actor […]
Jeremy Renner lined up for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Director Rian Johnson is really getting his ensemble cast together for Wake Up Dead Man, the next instalment in the Benoit Blanc mystery series, with Deadline reporting Avengers and Mayor of Kingstown star Jeremy Renner is the latest to join the film. There is no word on character details for Renner or his co-stars as Johnson, who wrote the […]
Glenn Close joins Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man
The names keep coming as Glenn Close joins the growing cast of Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man, the third film in the director’s Benoit Blanc mystery series that began with Knives Out, per The Hollywood Reporter. Not much is known about Wake Up Dead Man beyond the cast so far, which includes Daniel Craig reprising his role as […]
