US EditionDaniel Craig's Benoit Blanc Might Be the Biggest 'Knives Out' Mystery
Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor team up as detective and priest to probe Monsignor Jefferson Wicks’ murder amid a large suspect ensemble in the Knives Out sequel.
- On Nov. 26 the film opens in theaters and streams on Netflix December 12, with Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc joining Josh O'Connor's Father Jud Duplenticy to investigate Monsignor Jefferson Wicks' murder.
- Rian Johnson wrote and directed the movie and produced it alongside Ram Bergman after Netflix acquired the Knives Out property in a $469 million megadeal, positioning it for an awards run.
- In the trailer, Father Jud Duplenticy appears under suspicion, insisting `I didn't do it` while police chief Geraldine Scott says `You were the only one on stage with the Monsignor at the time,` showing him with blood on his hands.
- Critically, the film gives Blanc a revelation and probes religion as a personal journey in his relationship with Father Jud Duplenticy, while David Rooney praised Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc as a 'suave Southern gent'.
- As the third installment, the film continues the Knives Out franchise with Benoit Blanc, while director Rian Johnson drew on his personal wrestling with Christianity after earning two Oscar nominations.
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