Overview
- Johnson says he is currently writing an original project that is not part of the Knives Out series.
- He frames the new idea as harkening back to 1970s paranoid thrillers with a light science‑fiction element.
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is set for a limited theatrical release in late November before streaming on Netflix on December 12.
- Empire reports the two‑film Knives Out agreement with Netflix concludes with Wake Up Dead Man, and Johnson calls the partnership very positive.
- Johnson keeps the door open to returning to Star Wars at some point, while acknowledging the previously announced trilogy remains inactive.