‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Rian Johnson & Netflix Reveal The Title For Their Next ‘Knives Out’ Mystery

Daniel Craig from the upcoming third Knives Out film has been shared online – scroll down to check it out.Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery was announced last month and is set to go into production shortly. It is slated for a 2025 release and will be the follow-up to 2022’s Glass Onion.The film will see Craig return as the private detective Benoit Blanc for the third time, and now the first glimpse of the new-look Blanc has been revealed.

We have our first look at the third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery!

Filming has officially kicked off for one of our most anticipated films of 2025– “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” And in honor of the first day of filming, Netflix and Rian Johnson have given us a sneak peek at Daniel Craig’s look as Benoit Blanc in the film. No, unfortunately there’s no teaser trailer.

Filming is underway on the all-star next Knives Out installment, Wake Up Dead Man.

Daniel Craig’s famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc has a new look in a first look still from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, unveiled on Monday morning, which you can view below.

With yesterday’s announcement of only one actor joining “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” it seemed as if we were done with the big casting reveals. Well, not quite.  READ MORE: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Josh Brolin Is The Latest To Join Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel According to The Wrap, Thomas Haden Church is the next actor to join Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Haden Church joins an all-star cast that already includes Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, and Josh Brolin.

When will the “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” casting flood end? Well, they seemingly are getting close to the end, as we are in week 2 of the news. And what a way to possibly end the barrage than to announce Josh Brolin.

Josh Brolin is the latest star cast in Knives Out 3!

Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has another splashy addition to its cast in Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (Dune: Part Two), Deadline can confirm.

Jeremy Renner has become the latest star to join the cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.The third instalment in the Knives Out series, following 2022’s Glass Onion, was confirmed last week and will go into production next month. The film is slated for a 2025 release.Renner joins recently announced cast members Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Josh O’Connor (Challengers) and Caile Spaeny (Priscilla), while Daniel Craig will return as the eccentric detective Benoit Blanc.Rian Johnson will once again return as writer and director.

Just hours after news broke that Jeremy Renner was cast in Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man,” another actress enters the growing ensemble’s ranks. This time, it’s Mila Kunis.

EXCLUSIVE: Rian Johnson‘s next installment in the Knives Out franchise isn’t done adding to its already stacked cast as Deadline is hearing Mila Kunis is set to join Daniel Craig in Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. She joins new cast members Josh O’Connor, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Glen Close, Cailee Spaeny and Andrew Scott with Craig set to return as world renowned detective Benoit Blanc and Rian Johnson back as director. Johnson penned the script and will produce though his T-Street along with producing partner Ram Bergman.

Jeremy Renner is the latest star joining Knives Out 3!

Another day, another couple of castings for Rian Johnson‘s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Deadline reports that Jeremy Renner is the latest to join the expanding ensemble cast, as is Glenn Close, whose casting broke late yesterday afternoon. But Renner is the major focus of the cast list now.

The cast of Knives Out 3, aka Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, is rapidly coming together!

Jack Dunn Rian Johnson’s whodunnit franchise will soon notch its third installment with the coming production of “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” pulling its title from the song by U2. While plot details remain under wraps, Johnson recently announced the return of Detective Benoit Blanc, played by series mainstay Daniel Craig, in a 45-second teaser posted to X. The original “Knives Out”, released in 2019, followed Blanc as he investigated the mysterious circumstances behind the death of mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer).

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.The third instalment in the Knives Out series – following 2022’s was confirmed last week and will go into production next month. The film is slated for a 2025 release.The news follows the announcement of Andrew Scott joining the cast alongside Josh O’Connor (Challengers) and Caile Spaeny (Priscilla), and Daniel Craig, who played the shrewd and eccentric detective Benoit Blanc in the 2019 film and its first sequel, 2023’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Rian Johnson will once again return as writer and director.

Kerry Washington is the latest star to join the cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (aka, Knives Out 3!)

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Kerry Washington is the newest suspect in “Knives Out 3.” She joins the previously announced cast of Daniel Craig, returning as the quirky detective Benoit Blanc, and possible suspects of “Fleabag” actor Andrew Scott, “Challengers” breakout Josh O’Connor and “Priscilla” star Cailee Spaeny. “Knives Out” movies are known to employ a who’s who of Hollywood, so expect plenty of casting announcements for the whodunit in the coming weeks.

It has begun. We are now in the stage of “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” where a new cast member is announced each day or so.