Former James Bond Daniel Craig is returning as detective Benoit Blanc, the protagonist of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out franchise, to solve another mystery in the third film, Wake Up Dead Man. The suspenseful tale will release on Netflix next year. (Also read: Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out mystery film titled Wake Up Dead Man. Watch)
If reports are to be believed, this third film too has an exciting cast just like the first two films. Here is a list of all the people who are rumoured to be a part of the film:
Josh O’Connor
The 34-year-old British actor made headlines by playing a young Prince Charles in the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix period drama The Crown in 2019-2020. He recently received a lot of praise for his role in Luca Guadagnino’s romantic sports movie Challengers, where he starred alongside Zendaya and Mike Feist.
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Kaley, 25, was recognized in 2021 for her role as a teenage single mother and fellow abuse victim in Brad Ingelsby’s HBO crime drama Mare of Easttown, in which she held her own opposite Kate Winslet. She most recently played the lead role in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, a biopic of the much younger wife of legendary rock ‘n’ roll artist Elvis Presley.
andrew scott
The 47-year-old Irish actor’s breakout role was playing Sherlock Holmes’ enemy Moriarty in the hit drama Sherlock and a gay priest in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s 2019 drama series Fleabag. He then appeared in episodes of Netflix’s dystopian thriller Black Mirror and Prime Video’s romantic anthology Modern Love that same year. His most recent series role is the lead in Netflix’s Ripley. After appearing in Sam Mendes’ 2019 Oscar-nominated war film 1917, Andrew played the lead role in Andrew Haigh’s British romantic fantasy All of Us Strangers last year.
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Carey, 47, has had several film roles since 2000, but her most acclaimed roles have been on television. She rose to TV fame with her lead role in Shonda Rhimes’ crime thriller series Scandal, which ran for 7 seasons from 2012 to 2018. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the 2020 miniseries Little Fires Everywhere.
jeremy renner
Jeremy, 53, is perhaps the most significant addition to the cast. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Kathryn Bigelow’s 2008 war thriller The Hurt Locker and played the villain in Brad Bird’s 2011 action spy film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, before making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Hawkeye. He later appeared in Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 sci-fi film Arrival. Knives Out 3 will mark Jeremy’s return to acting following a life-threatening snow removal accident last year.
Glenn Close
The most senior member of the cast, Glenn, 77, is a three-time Emmy and Golden Globe award winner. He has also been nominated for an Oscar 8 times. He is best remembered for his roles in Fatal Attraction (1987), 101 Dalmatians (1996), The Stepford Wives (2004), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Wife (2017) and the 2022 spy series, Tehran.
Mila Kunis
The most recent addition to the cast is Mila Kunis. The 40-year-old actress gained recognition for her role in Friends with Benefits (2011) and then starred alongside Natalie Portman in The Black Swan. Prior to this, she appeared in the TV series, That ’70s Show.
