00:00We're adding a few new members to the Knives Out universe.
00:03Josh O'Connor and Kaylee Spaney are teaming up with Daniel Craig on director Rian Johnson's next ensemble murder mystery.
00:10Last week, Johnson confirmed on X that Craig would be reprising his role as Benoit Blanc in the third iteration of the murder mystery
00:17and revealed the sequel's title as Wake Up Dead Man, a Knives Out mystery.
00:21Netflix also confirmed Craig's return and the sequel title on its Tudum site, writing,
00:26That's right, Daniel Craig is back as the suave Southern investigator in Wake Up Dead Man, a Knives Out mystery,
00:32a new installment of the Whodunit franchise written and directed by Rian Johnson.
00:36Blanc will be unraveling a brand new murder mystery in an as-yet-undisclosed setting surrounded by a new colorful cast of suspects.
00:44No word yet on what roles O'Connor and Spaney would take on.
00:47O'Connor is coming off of a breakout role in the tennis drama Challengers,
00:50while Spaney recently starred in A24's Civil War and leads Alien Romulus due out August 16th.
00:57Wake Up Dead Man, a Knives Out mystery is set to debut on Netflix next year.
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