Benoit Blanc is back for another adventure and we’re one step closer to uncovering the Knives Out 3 mystery we’ve been craving.
Following the killer first installment of Knives Out and its follow-up Glass Onion, the next puzzle to solve is called Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Naturall, Daniel Craig will be reprising his role as the dreary (but loveable) private investigator—and in keeping with tradition, he’ll be bringing some starry names along for the ride.
Ahead, everything we know about Knives Out 3, titled Wake Up Dead Man so far, including the cast and Australian release date.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Cast
From the first two installments, it’s clear that Writer-director Rian Johnson takes his casting selection very seriously, calling the process akin to “throwing a dinner party.”
“We’ve been very lucky with each of these movies to have gathered some of my favorite actors on the planet, and that’s absolutely the case here,” Johnson told Tudum.
“They’re also all lovely folks who get along, which is the dinner party aspect of it. When you’re making an ensemble movie like this, I think that’s key.”
It goes without saying that there is no Knives Out 3 without the inimitable Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig. This generation’s Poirot, Blanc is the ultimate whodunit master, quietly observing the cast of suspects from the sidelines to solve the mystery at hand.
Looking to Young Hollywood’s most promising once again for Knives Out 3, Johnson tapped a slew of buzzy names to make up the list of suspects in Wake Up Dead Man film.
We know that Josh O’Connor—who broke through with his role a young Prince Charles in The Crown, before stunning in this year’s hit Challengers—is on board to play a character that’s destined to appear on our list of favourite fictional hot priests.
He’ll be joined by Cailee Spaeny, who starred as the titular character in Sophia Coppola’s Priscilla last year. Further, we have confirmation that Ripley and Fleabag actor Andrew Scott will also be dipping his toes in the mystery genre – though his exact character remains under wraps.
Rounding out the confirmed cast members are some established A-listers. Among them, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis and Glenn Close.
Based on the brief but captivating teaser trailer, Kunis will be playing some sort of sheriff with Brolin transforming into a man of the cloth.
As per the latest trailer, this is the confirmed character list:
- Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc
- Josh O’Connor as Rev. Jud Duplenticy
- Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix
- Josh Brolin as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks
- Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott
- Jeremy Renner as Dr. Nat Sharp
- Kerry Washington as Vera Draven
- Andrew Scott as Lee Ross
- Cailee Spaeny as Simone Vivane
- Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven
- Thomas Haden Church as Samson Holt
What Will Wake Up Dead Man Be About?
The plot of Wake Up Dead Man is being kept largely under wraps but based on the title we can expect Benoit to have to deal with a dead body (doesn’t he always?).
The only morsel of information we have is in the form of a coy teaser Netflix has released. In the trailer, Benoit narrates, “The “impossible crime.” For a man of reason this is the Holy Grail. This was dressed as a miracle. But it’s just a murder, and I solve the murders.” As for what that actually means is currently anyone’s guess.
Knives Out 3 Release Date
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is set to land on Netflix on December 12, 2025.
You can watch the teaser trailer, below, and stay tuned for updates.
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