Rian Johnson Reveals ‘Knives Out 3’ Title, ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
Filmmaker Rian Johnson revealed the title of his next whodunnit with Daniel Craig, which is set to arrive in 2025
Benoit Blanc will return next year, with filmmaker Rian Johnson revealing the name of his next mystery film, Wake Up Dead Man.
The announcement was accompanied by a short animated teaser featuring narration from Daniel Craig as Blanc, recounting his past adventures in Knives Out and Glass Onion and setting the stage for his next big case. “In the beginning, the knives came out,” Craig drawls. “Then behold — the glass was shattered. But my most dangerous case yet is about to be revealed.”
Beyond the title, the only other info Johnson shared about the movie was that they were “about to go into production.” No other casting or plot details were revealed, and it’s unclear exactly when in 2025 Wake Up Dead Man will be released.
But Johnson did seem to hint that the new movie might be slightly different from its predecessors, writing on Twitter: “I love everything about whodunnits, but one of the things I love most is how malleable the genre is. There’s a whole tonal spectrum from Carr to Christie, and getting to explore that range is one of the most exciting things about making Benoit Blanc movies.”
He added that the title of the new movie, Wake Up Dead Man, “gives a little hint of where it’s going.”
Johnson has largely devoted himself to the Blanc movies over the past few years, with Knives Out arriving in 2019 and Glass Onion dropping in 2022. In between, he also found time to scratch a different kind of mystery itch with Poker Face, the case-of-the-week-style series starring Natasha Lyonne.
