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Rian Johnson Plans Break From Benoit Blanc After Wake Up Dead Man as Post-Netflix Path Remains Open

The filmmaker says he is optimistic about returning to the series, but no new distribution deal has been announced.

Overview

  • The third Benoit Blanc film, Wake Up Dead Man, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and opens in cinemas on November 26 before streaming on Netflix on December 12.
  • Johnson confirmed his next project will be an original script unrelated to Knives Out, following three consecutive entries in the franchise.
  • His two-picture arrangement with Netflix concludes with this release, and future installments have no confirmed platform or deal at this time.
  • Daniel Craig reprises his role as Benoit Blanc in a case Johnson describes as darker and more gothic in tone while still keeping the series’ humor.
  • Josh O’Connor plays Jud Duplencity, a priest who aids Blanc in an Upstate New York mystery structured in a classic Agatha Christie style.