Netflix has launched the primary teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the third installment in Rian Johnson’s acclaimed whodunit sequence. The movie is about to premiere on December 12, 2025.
Daniel Craig returns as detective Benoit Blanc, who this time faces what’s being described as his “most dangerous case yet.” The teaser affords few particulars however opens with Blanc declaring, “The impossible crime,” over shadowy visuals of a church, setting the tone for an additional thriller.
The plot stays tightly beneath wraps, although the teaser and transient synopsis trace at a extra advanced investigation than earlier entries. Johnson, who additionally wrote and directed Knives Out and Glass Onion, as soon as once more takes the reins for this sequel.
The ensemble solid contains Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin, Cailee Spaeny, Josh O’Connor, Mila Kunis, Andrew Scott, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Thomas Haden Church, Daryl McCormack, Annie Hamilton, Kerry Frances, and Marcus Edward Bond. Brolin and O’Connor are each set to play clergymen, whereas Kunis takes on the function of a police chief named G. Scott.
Several solid members joined Johnson at Netflix’s Tudum 2025 dwell occasion to preview the movie. Craig made a shock look to shut the section, sporting signature blue-tinted sun shades, whereas Glenn Close joked by way of video that she was “stuck in traffic.”
Produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman beneath their T-Street banner, the movie is a part of Netflix’s two-sequel deal for the Knives Out franchise. Music shall be composed by Nathan Johnson, persevering with his collaboration with the director.
Wake Up Dead Man is predicted to launch in choose U.S. theaters forward of its Netflix debut.
Published – June 01, 2025 12:32 pm IST