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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Opens BFI London Film Festival

A limited theatrical run precedes a global Netflix launch on December 12.

Overview

  • Daniel Craig returned as Benoit Blanc to lead the London opening-night premiere at Royal Festival Hall alongside co-stars including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny and Andrew Scott.
  • The third film centers on a church-set locked-room case in upstate New York involving the death of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, with priest Jud Duplenticy drawn into the investigation.
  • Rian Johnson calls the installment his most personal, grounding the mystery in themes of faith and contemporary U.S. politics with a darker, more Gothic tone and an 'impossible crime' construct.
  • Festival reception has been strong since TIFF, with multiple outlets praising the film’s performances and craft and some critics deeming it the sharpest entry in the series.
  • Netflix will release the film in select cinemas starting Nov. 26 before streaming globally on Dec. 12.