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.