Forthcoming new Knives Out Mystery promises more thrills

The first two Knives Out movies had a stellar plot and cast, so it was no wonder that both went down a storm with the viewing audience. Now, the third installment that will premiere on Netflix this year (2025) promises more kills and thrills.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will bring back Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) and a cast of new characters that can not only threaten the resolution of the case before Blanc but him personally, too.

And while the setting of the new plot remains unrevealed, the premise and the cast promise yet another thrilling experience for the viewers.

The new Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery cast is filled with known stars

As was the case with the previous two *A Knives Out Mystery* casts, it is filled with a number of well-known actors. Here is a partial list of the main ones:

- 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)

What can we expect in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery?

Maybe the preview of what to expect in the new Benoit Blanc’s sleuthing chapter was given to us at the end of the previous one - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Back in Greece, Blanc was sitting on the beach, thinking about all the events that preceded and the incredible ending to the whole case.

The man behind all three films, writer/director Rian Johnson, is still quite tight-lipped about intricate details of the new Blanc case, with only three possible clues put in the open. The first one might be the fact that the filming was done and completed in London, England (2024), while other possible locations pop up throughout the trailers.

Other possible indicators point to that big, ancient trophy knife visible in one of the film's first trailers. The only thing now for the fans is to wait and see what new clues might drop out before the film actually premieres.

Another of the available clues might also lie in the title itself. While the title of the second film, “Glass Onion,” was a reference to the Beatles song of the same name, the title of the third film in the series also makes a song reference, this title to the one by U2 from their 1997 album Pop.

Johnson says that he first remembered the phrase "wake up dead man" from American folk music (from where U2 probably picked it up), and, at the same time, that he considers this U2 album as quite underrated. What remains to be seen is whether the dead man will wake up and, if so, in what form.

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