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The latest Knives Out film features Daniel Craig's detective in a complex, gothic mystery set in upstate New York, praised for its sharp script and ensemble cast at TIFF.
- On September 6, at the Toronto International Film Festival, the ensemble cast and Rian Johnson held a Q&A after the world premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, slated for theaters Nov. 26 and Netflix Dec. 12.
- As the third Benoit Blanc film, Wake Up Dead Man continues the Knives Out franchise tradition by launching at TIFF and embracing a Gothic church setting, writer-director Rian Johnson said.
- Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc in his third outing, while Josh O'Connor delivers a standout performance; Steve Yedlin and Rick Hendrichs' work enhanced the Gothic atmosphere.
- Unveiled at TIFF, the film quickly became a defining festival moment that ignited cheering and social-media buzz, and critics and fans called it the best Knives Out installment, rewarding Netflix's large bet.
- Rian Johnson signaled the franchise's future by saying he'll continue if each Knives Out trilogy entry stays fresh and he and Daniel Craig enjoy the process, noting Benoit Blanc's "biggest personal journey in this one.
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When director Rian Johnson introduced the new Knives Out film on the third day of TIFF 2025, he exclaimed: "we're going back to church." By that he meant that Wake Up Dead Man, the latest Benoit Blanc mystery, would harken back to the origins of the whodunit, and in particular the gothic vibes of Edgar Allan Poe. And now that I've seen it, I have to say that Johnson pulled it off: the new movie has a darker and more spiritual feel than its prede…
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