‘Knives Out 3’: Everything We Know About The Upcoming Film So Far

Good news, movie fans: there’s going to beryllium a 3rd Knives Out film! Rian Johnson‘s epic whodunnit franchise debuted with 2019’s Knives Out which was highly successful. The archetypal movie follows Detective Benoit Blanc investigating a decease successful a affluent family. Netflix purchased the rights to 2 sequels, the archetypal of which, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, was released connected the streamer successful December 2022. The sequel featured the instrumentality of Benoit with each caller characters arsenic different execution takes spot connected a backstage land successful Greece. Rian Johnson has already confirmed that helium started penning the publication for the 3rd film.

It whitethorn beryllium a portion until Knives Out 3 arrives connected Netflix. But there’s already been immoderate updates revealed astir the upcoming film! Here is everything we know, truthful far, about Knives Out 3.

Daniel Craig plays Benoit Blanc successful ‘Knives Out’ (Photo: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection)

‘Knives Out 3’ Confirmed

Both Knives Out 2 and Knives Out 3 were confirmed successful March 2021, erstwhile Netflix bought the rights to the sequels for $450 million, Variety reported astatine the time. The archetypal movie was produced by Media Rights Capital and distributed by Lionsgate. Knives Out and Glass Onion received a full of five Golden Globe nominations and 2 Academy Award nominations.

In January 2023, Rian Johnson confirmed that helium started penning the publication for Knives Out 3. “I’m starting to enactment connected the 3rd movie now, and that’s besides what’s got maine creatively jazzed: I don’t person to replicate the past movie astatine all,” helium told Variety. “The extremity is to onslaught retired successful a wholly caller absorption tonally and thematically.”

Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas successful ‘Knives Out’ (Photo: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection)

‘Knives Out 3’ Release Date

A merchandise day for Knives Out 3 hasn’t been announced. IMDb has it listed arsenic a 2024 release, but that’s not confirmed.

The first Knives Out was released lone successful theaters connected November 27, 2019. It grossed $311.9 cardinal worldwide. After Netflix acquired the rights to the sequels, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery made its debut connected the streamer connected December 23, 2022. But the movie really had a one-week constricted theatrical merchandise starting November 23, wherever it grossed an awesome $15 million. It’s unclear if the 3rd movie volition besides debut successful theaters concisely earlier arriving connected Netflix.

‘Knives Out 3’ Cast

Knives Out formed (Photo: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection)

It wouldn’t beryllium a Knives Out movie without Daniel Craig! The British histrion confirmed successful September 2022 that he’s returning arsenic Benoit Blanc for the 3rd film. “If helium [Rian Johnson] keeps penning them, I’ll support doing them,” Daniel told Variety. “That’s what makes it casual then, he’s specified a fantastic writer that it’s determination connected the leafage for maine to do,” helium added. In that aforesaid interview, Rian said, “I’m going to support making these until Daniel blocks maine connected his phone.”

There’s been nary different formed announcements for Knives Out 3. The movie is expected to diagnostic an ensemble of actors that haven’t appeared successful the franchise yet, too Daniel. The archetypal movie starred Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Katherine Langford, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, and Jaeden Martell. The sequel starred Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, and Dave Bautista.

The Future of The ‘Knives Out’ Franchise

Knives Out 2 formed (Photo: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection)

No Knives Out movies person been confirmed beyond Knives Out 3. But Rian Johnson has been unfastened astir wanting the franchise to proceed for a small portion longer. During an interrogation on The Filmcast podcast successful Jan. 2023, the celebrated manager explained however he’d similar the franchise’s subtitle to beryllium changed to “A Benoit Blanc Mystery” for the future.

“After the archetypal movie, I deliberation radical knew that they liked ‘Knives Out’ [but] they didn’t needfully cognize it good capable to cognize who Benoit Blanc was. I deliberation that would’ve gotten blank stares,” Rian explained. “And I wanted everyone who loved ‘Knives Out’ to cognize that [‘Glass Onion’] is the adjacent 1 of those. So I perfectly 100% was connected committee and wholly got it that we had to bash that. But also, it kills maine a small spot and I privation to spot however rapidly we tin suffer that subtitle,” helium added.

Rian went connected to say, “As soon arsenic we tin get past those and get to ‘A Benoit Blanc Mystery’ … and I volition say, with this one, with the scope of Netflix and conscionable however galore much radical I consciousness similar person seen it and however overmuch much it feels similar it’s really successful the culture, we’re astatine slightest getting person to being capable to get distant with ‘A Benoit Blanc Mystery’ and radical would cognize what we’re talking about.”

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