The First Trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Assembles the Suspects!
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Phil Roberts 
Daniel Craig returns as our beloved ascot-wearing sleuth, Benoit Blanc, in the first trailer for Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
And the killer is? After getting rave reviews at TIFF this past weekend, the first trailer for Benoit Blanc’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” has been unveiled by Netflix. The third film featuring the Southern-fried detective created by writer-director Rian Johnson was a smash at the Toronto Film Festival, and the film is already set to headline the BFI London Film Festival, before its release on Netflix on December 12. However, today, the streamer has unveiled a fresh look, along with the tantalizing first trailer, which is littered with suspects. But before we get to the potential suspects of the mystery, take a look at the trailer below.
To bring this adventure to the screen, the visionary director has assembled another excellent ensemble cast. Johnson recently described the cast as a dinner party of suspects, so let’s see who will be carrying the next chapter forward.
THE SUSPECTS!
- Daniel Craig (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Casino Royale)
- Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The Crown)
- Glenn Close (Dangerous Liaisons, Fatal Attraction)
- Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men, Dune)
- Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Luckiest Girl Alive)
- Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Town)
- Kerry Washington (Scandal, Django Unchained, The Six Triple Eight)
- Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Ripley)
- Cailee Spaeny (Civil War, Priscilla)
- Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande; Peaky Blinders)
- Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Spider-Man 3)
Josh O’Connor plays Rev. Jud Duplentis, Glenn Close plays Martha Delacroix, and Josh Brolin plays Msgr. Jefferson Wicks, Mila Kunis plays Geraldine Scott, Jeremy Renner plays Dr. Nat Sharp, Kerry Washington plays Vera Draven, Andrew Scott plays Lee Ross, Cailee Spaeny plays Simone Vivane, Daryl McCormack plays Cy Draven, and Thomas Haden Church plays Samson Holt.
SYNOPSIS
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus. When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. Wicks’s modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq. (Kerry Washington), aspiring politician Cy Draven (Daryl McCormack), town doctor Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), best-selling author Lee Ross (Andrew Scott), and concert cellist Simone Vivane (Cailee Spaeny). After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rian Johnson writes and directs Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and assembles another all-star, award-winning cast.
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RELEASE
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the last movie in Johnson’s two-movie deal with Netflix. After the agreement ends, it’s uncertain what will happen to the series. However, the first movie in the series, distributed by Lionsgate, grossed an impressive £312 million at the global box office. Therefore, it’s likely that the studio would want to revive its partnership and generate more revenue from loyal fans. Plus, with Rian Johnson again at the helm of this murder mystery, which looks very impressive, surely another murder mystery awaits us down the line.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will release on Netflix on December 12. Fans attending the BFI London Film Festival will be lucky enough to enjoy the film’s Opening Night Gala on October 8. Additionally, the film will release in select cinemas on November 28.
What are you hoping to see in the threequel? Where would you like to see Benoit Blanc head next? Sound off in the comments below.
Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
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