00:00You ever get that feeling like, something big is coming, but nobody around you seems to be paying attention?
00:05Like the world's just carrying on, business as usual, and you're the only one who feels the tension in the
00:11air?
00:11That's exactly how I felt the moment they dropped the title Wake Up Dead Man.
00:15I know chills, right?
00:17You hear that and you just know, this isn't going to be your average murder mystery.
00:21This one's different.
00:23This one's darker.
00:24And maybe, just maybe, this one might break us.
00:27What's up, everybody?
00:29You know why you clicked this video.
00:31We need to talk about Knives Out 3.
00:34No fluff, no filler this thing is coming December 12, 2025.
00:38That's right.
00:39Netflix confirmed it, Benoit Blanc is back, and this time, it's not just another murder mystery.
00:45It's something way deeper, and way more twisted.
00:48And let me tell you I've watched the teaser like 20 times now, trying to catch every single detail.
00:53You know how they do it, right?
00:55Ryan Johnson doesn't just drop hints, he layers them.
00:59That quote from Benoit?
01:00This was dressed as a miracle, it's just a murder.
01:03And I solve murders.
01:05Bruh.
01:06You can already feel the whole vibe shift.
01:08This isn't just some fancy estate, family feud, rich people drama anymore.
01:13This is personal.
01:14This is spiritual.
01:16This might be the first haunted murder mystery we've gotten in the Blanc universe and I'm here for it.
01:20Let me break it down.
01:21We've got filming locked from June to August 2024.
01:25Which means they've been sitting on some secrets.
01:28And the cast?
01:29Oh man, stacked isn't even the word.
01:31Josh O'Connor.
01:33Kaylee Spaney.
01:34Kerry Washington.
01:35Mila Kunis.
01:36Glenn Close.
01:38Freakin' Jeremy Renner.
01:39And of course, the legend himself, Daniel Craig, back as Benoit Blanc.
01:44Can we just take a second and appreciate how this man has become the Sherlock Holmes of our generation?
01:49Southern drawl and all?
01:50But here's the wild part Jeremy Renner was already part of the Knives Out universe as a hot sauce brand
01:55in Glass Onion.
01:57Remember that?
01:58It was a joke.
01:59But now?
02:00He's actually in the movie.
02:01As a whole new character.
02:03That's the level of meta we're dealing with.
02:05It's like Rian Johnson is building this web of clues across films.
02:09And the more you re-watch, the more the puzzle pieces start to click.
02:12And the title?
02:13Wake Up Dead Man.
02:15First of all that's a U2 song.
02:17From their album Pop.
02:19A total deep cut.
02:20And Johnson said it's not a coincidence.
02:22He's been sitting with that phrase in his head for years.
02:25And if you've ever listened to that song it's not just music.
02:28It's pleading.
02:29It's raw.
02:30It's like someone screaming into the dark, hoping someone hears them.
02:34And that makes you think, right?
02:36This isn't just a cool sounding title.
02:38It's a message.
02:40Maybe even a warning.
02:41Like, wake up.
02:43Somebody's already dead.
02:44And maybe just maybe they weren't supposed to be.
02:47Maybe they were trying to tell us something.
02:49Maybe the murder happened long before the crime ever got noticed.
02:52That's the level we're dealing with.
02:54It's not about who did it.
02:56It's about why no one saw it coming.
02:58Now, I know some of y'all are thinking, okay, okay, it sounds deep, but what's the actual
03:04story?
03:05And here's the thing we don't really know yet.
03:07Ryan's keeping it locked down tight.
03:09But that's part of the genius, isn't it?
03:12Like, he knows we're gonna sit here, obsess over every frame of the teaser, zoom into
03:17shadows, replay voice lines, try to decode every single thing.
03:21And that's the fun.
03:22That's the mystery before the mystery.
03:24But we do know the cast.
03:26Let me run through this lineup real quick, because it's wild.
03:29Josh O'Connor he's playing Reverend Judd Duplantice.
03:32What a name, right?
03:34Sounds like someone who's preaching on Sunday but doing very shady things on Monday.
03:39Kaylee Spania Simone Vivane.
03:40Soft name.
03:42But something about it feels sharp underneath.
03:44Like Velvet hiding a knife.
03:46Glenn Close is Martha Delacroix.
03:48I don't even need to say anything.
03:50That woman shows up on screen and you know she's hiding something.
03:53Josh Brolin that's Thanos, y'all is playing Monsignor Jefferson Wicks.
03:58Religious figure?
03:59Maybe.
04:00But in this universe?
04:01Trust nobody.
04:03Mila Kunis is Geraldine Scott.
04:05I've got my eye on her.
04:06She's got that perfect mix of sweet and scheming.
04:09Jeremy Renner is now Dr. Nat Sharp.
04:12A doctor?
04:13Maybe.
04:13Or maybe just someone who knows how to hurt people and make it look clean.
04:17Carrie Washington as Vera Draven.
04:20Strong.
04:21Commanding.
04:22Hiding her own story.
04:23Andrew Scott you know him from Fleabag and Sherlock as playing Lee Ross.
04:27He's got those eyes.
04:29Those I know what you did eyes.
04:31Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven.
04:33Yep.
04:34Probably related to Vera.
04:35So we've got family ties, and you know that means secrets.
04:39And finally, Thomas Hayden Church as Samson Holt.
04:42The name screams old school toughness.
04:44Maybe the kind of guy who's seen it all, or done it all.
04:47Look, I'm not saying these characters are definitely connected in some twisted, horrifying way.
04:53But come on.
04:54A reverend.
04:55A doctor.
04:56A monsignor.
04:57A Delacroix.
04:58A family named Draven.
05:00That's not just a cast list.
05:02That's a powder keg waiting to blow.
05:04And guess who's standing in the middle of all of it?
05:06Benoit Blanc.
05:08Our southern fried detective who somehow always sees the truth when no one else does.
05:12He's not just solving puzzles anymore.
05:15He's staring into the abyss and asking it questions.
05:17And I gotta say, something about this one feels different.
05:21Not just because it looks darker, or because the stakes feel higher.
05:25It's the weight behind it.
05:26Like there's something personal in this case.
05:29Not just for the characters, but maybe even for Benoit Blanc himself.
05:33Think about it.
05:34In Knives Out, we saw a family rip itself apart.
05:37In Glass Onion, we watched a so-called genius crash and burn.
05:41But this?
05:42Wake up dead man?
05:43It sounds like a cry for help.
05:45It sounds like something that's haunted Blanc for a long time.
05:48And when he says it's his most dangerous case yet, I believe him.
05:52It's not just about solving a puzzle anymore.
05:55It's about surviving it.
05:56And let's not forget the way Rian Johnson works.
05:59The man does not repeat himself.
06:01Every time he makes a new Benoit Blanc film, it's like he takes everything you thought
06:05you knew and flips it upside down.
06:07That's why these movies don't just get watched.
06:10They get obsessed over.
06:11They're the kind you go back to again and again, just to catch the things you miss the
06:16first time.
06:16Or the second.
06:18Or the fifth.
06:19But here's what gets me, and maybe this hits home for you too.
06:22It's that feeling of being surrounded by people who are smiling, laughing, pretending
06:27everything's fine, while underneath, everything's rotten.
06:30You ever been there?
06:31Like you're sitting at the dinner table and everyone's playing nice, but you can feel
06:35the tension?
06:36You can feel the secrets, the lies, the pain no one's talking about?
06:40That's what Knives Out gets so right.
06:42It's not just about the mystery.
06:44It's about the truth people try so hard to hide.
06:47Even from themselves.
06:49And in this new movie, I feel like we're going deeper into that.
06:53Like, who are these people really?
06:54What are they pretending to be?
06:56And who's going to be the one to break that illusion?
06:59Let me hit you with a theory.
07:00Just a theory, alright?
07:02But listen close.
07:03What if, the person who dies in this one?
07:06They weren't supposed to.
07:08Like, what if the murder wasn't planned?
07:10What if it was an accident?
07:12Or even worse what if it was covered up by people who claim to love them?
07:15Think about the name again, Wake Up Dead Man.
07:18That's a message.
07:19Maybe even a message from the victim themself.
07:22Like, someone's trying to speak from beyond the grave.
07:25To say, don't let them get away with it.
07:28And the people involved?
07:29They're not strangers to each other.
07:31That's too easy.
07:33Nah.
07:33These are people with history.
07:35People with past wounds.
07:37People who carry guilt like it's stitched into their skin.
07:40And maybe that's the real mystery.
07:42Not just who did it.
07:43But why.
07:44And what they're willing to do, to keep the truth buried.
07:47Now here's the thing.
07:48When Benoit Blanc walks into a room, people get nervous.
07:52Not because he's loud, or scary, or dramatic.
07:56But because he listens.
07:57Because he sees what they're trying to hide.
08:00He notices the way their eyes flinch.
08:02The way their voice shakes when they talk about the past.
08:05And in Wake Up Dead Man, I don't think he's just chasing a killer.
08:08I think he's chasing regret.
08:10I think this time, he's walking into a crime that's already soaked in grief.
08:14You ever carry guilt for something you didn't even do?
08:17Just, being part of it.
08:19Being there.
08:20Not speaking up.
08:22Not stopping it.
08:23That kind of way doesn't go away.
08:25It sits in your bones.
08:26And I think that's what this movie's really about.
08:29The kind of murder that doesn't just end someone's life but ruins everyone else's too.
08:33I wouldn't be surprised if Blanc starts to crack a little in this one.
08:37If he starts to question himself.
08:39I mean, how many times can you walk through the wreckage and not feel broken yourself?
08:44You solve the case, sure.
08:45You find out the truth.
08:47But at what cost?
08:49What if this time, the truth doesn't bring justice, it just brings pain?
08:53Let me say something real.
08:55I think that's what makes this series so powerful.
08:58It's not just about rich people being terrible or clever twists.
09:01It's about the human condition.
09:03About how we lie to protect ourselves.
09:05About how truth is a double-edged sword.
09:07It can set you free, or destroy you.
09:10And that's what keeps us coming back.
09:12Because we see ourselves in these stories.
09:15Maybe we're not murderers.
09:16But we've all hidden parts of ourselves.
09:18We've all worn masks.
09:20We've all kept secrets.
09:22And watching those secrets unravel on screen?
09:24It's terrifying.
09:26It's thrilling.
09:27It's healing.
09:28I mean, think about Glass Onion.
09:30That wasn't just about solving a crime.
09:32It was about exposing the rot inside someone who pretended to be a genius.
09:36It was about showing that power can be loud and stupid and dangerous.
09:40And Benoit he didn't just solve the puzzle.
09:42He revealed the truth.
09:44He made people look in the mirror.
09:46And in this next movie?
09:47The stakes feel personal.
09:49I don't think Benoit's just solving a murder.
09:51I think he's confronting the ghosts of his own past.
09:54I think this case will shake him.
09:56Maybe even break him.
09:58And that's what has me hooked.
10:00Because we're not just watching a detective at work.
10:02We're watching a man wrestle with the weight of everything he's seen.
10:05So when December 12th hits, I'm not just sitting down to watch a movie.
10:10I'm stepping into a world of secrets, pain, and maybe even redemption.
10:14And I hope I really hope we're ready for what's coming.
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