Rian Johnson will return to direct and Daniel Craig will be back as the charming Benoit Blanc. The filmmaker is reportedly searching for new cast members imminently, with Knives Out 2 going into production this June.

Johnson has already revealed that, besides Craig, he wants to tell a new story with new characters. “It’s been such a mindfuck, because I sat on the idea for the first one for 10 years. And with this one, I’m starting with a blank page,” Johnson told Interview magazine (opens in new tab). 

“It’s not really a Knives Out sequel. I need to come up with a title for it so I can stop calling it The Knives Out Sequel because it’s just Daniel Craig as the same detective with a totally new cast.”

Johnson is certainly keeping busy at the moment. The Last Jedi director is still working on a Star Wars trilogy and he’s creating a new mystery series, titled Poker Face, for Peacock. That will star Russian Doll’s Natasha Lyonne.

“I’m very excited to dig into the type of fun, character driven, case-of-the-week mystery goodness I grew up watching,” Johnson said in a statement about Poker Face. “It’s my happy place. Having Natasha as a partner in crime is a dream, and we’ve found the perfect home at Peacock.”

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The news comes from an earnings call (via Deadline (opens in new tab)) where Feltheimer explicitly describes Knives Out (opens in new tab) as a “Lionsgate franchise,” though no further word was given about development, casting, or a release date, which is understandable at this very early stage.

Director Rian Johnson – who will be waiting with bated breath at this weekend’s Academy Awards after being nominated for Best Original Screenplay – recently outlined his plans for a Knives Out sequel (opens in new tab), saying he intends to work on the project within the next year and that Daniel Craig is fully on board. “Daniel had so much fun doing it, and he wants to do more,” Johnson said.

Now, it’s time to start dream casting for a Knives Out sequel. Could Johnson coax Bill Murray into the fold? What about Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab) star Adam Driver, preferably in a cable-knit sweater? Florence Pugh? Henry Golding? The Rock? The possibilities are endless – and hopefully we won’t have too long to find out who’s going to put the “who” in whodunit once all the pieces start to come together.

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