Rian Johnson & Daniel Craig Reportedly Could Earn $100 Million Each From Netflix’s ‘Knives Out’ Deal

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Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI’m still trying to get my head around why Netflix would pay a jaw-dropping $468 million for two “Knives Out” sequels — plus the right to make a third if writer-director Rian Johnson signs on.Yes, the original campy murder-mystery hit, produced by MRC and released by Lionsgate in 2019, earned $311 million in global ticket sales, returning a tidy profit for a movie that cost about $45 million to make.And yes, I understand that Netflix wants and needs a big,

Just over a year ago, it looked like an open-and-shut case. In February 2020, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said during a quarterly earnings call that the company was officially moving ahead on a sequel toKnivesOut, the surprise box office and critical smash whodunnit starring Daniel Craig and written and directed by Rian Johnson.

It was announced last week that Daniel Craig will be reprising his role as Benoit Blanc in two upcoming sequels to Knives Out and now his massive payday has been revealed.

Knives Out sequel.Earlier this month, it was announced that Netflix had acquired the rights to the next two Knives Out films in a deal reportedly worth $450 million (£327 million).A sequel to Rian Johnson’s original 2019 film, which was a massive box office success, earning $311.4 million (£226 million) on a $40 million (£29 million) budget, was officially announced back in February 2020.However, Curtis, who starred as Lynda Drysdale, the daughter of wealthy mystery writer Harlan Thrombey

Earlier this week, it was revealed that there are more Knives Out films coming!

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Netflix reportedly dropped big money to acquire two sequels to Rain Johnson's Oscar-nominated 2019 mystery film "Knives Out."  Detective Benoit Blanc's next cases will therefore drop exclusively on Netflix, although there's no word yet on what the nature of those cases may be or if any other characters will reprise their roles in the sequels. Netflix declined to say how much it was paying for the films, which Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Blanc.

Knives Out is heading for full-fledged franchise status. Two sequels to Rian Johnson's critically acclaimed whodunit movie have landed at Netflix in a massive nine-figure deal.

Detective Benoit Blanc’s next cases will be for Netflix. The streaming company said Wednesday it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson’s acclaimed 2019 whodunit, “Knives Out.”

murder mystery film, , are coming to Netflix. ET can confirm that Netflix has acquired the rights to the next two  sequels that will reunite director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig. According to , the streamer is dishing out $450 million for the rights to the next two follow-ups to the 2019 film. was distributed by Lionsgate and went to earn $311.4 million on a $40 million budget.

Netflix. The streaming company said Wednesday it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson's acclaimed 2019 whodunit, “Knives Out.”Netflix declined to say how much it was paying for the films, which Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Benoit Blanc.