‘Knives Out’ Director Rian Johnson Is Not Done With His Film Franchise
The post ‘Knives Out’ Director Rian Johnscom. Director Rian Johnson at Netflix’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ premiere held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California. When the first film, the titular Knives Out, premiered in 2019, it became a pop culture moment and an Oscar-nominated box-office hit. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery followed in 2022, and now Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is here. Once again, Daniel Craig leads an ensemble cast as master detective Benoit Blanc, and this probably won’t be his last time in the role, which will be a relief to fans. “I’m writing my next film. It’s not one of these. It’s something original. It’s not because I’m burned out on these. In fact, I’m energized after making this one, and I really hope to come back,” Johnson enthuses, admitting he’s already thinking about ideas. “Daniel and I are spitballing about what the next one could be down the line. I hope we can.” Would the in-demand filmmaker ever vacate the director’s chair and let someone else take the helm? “Absolutely not. It’s mine,” he states, chatting with a select number of journalists. “They’ll have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands. Similarly, if Daniel stops having fun or decides he doesn’t want to do it anymore, then, as far as I’m concerned, the series is over. This whole thing is us making these movies together. That’s the joy of it. People can make other mysteries all they want, but this is something that’s for him and me.” Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery sees Blanc brought into the orbit of Josh Brolin’s Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, a charismatic.
