Rian Johnson's film "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," the third installment in the Knives Out series, will have its international premiere as the opening film of the 69th BFI London Film Festival. The festival is scheduled to run from October 8 to 19, 2025, in London and various venues across the UK. The movie stars Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, and Andrew Scott. A new promotional image featuring Daniel Craig and Josh O'Connor has been released ahead of the premiere. Following its festival debut, the film is set for a December 12 release on Netflix.
Rian Johnson Teases "Gothic" Tone For 'Wake Up Dead Man' & If He Would Make More 'Knives Out' Sequels https://t.co/XllHgQeHMi
Rian Johnson says ‘WAKE UP DEAD MAN’ is “incredibly different from ‘GLASS ONION.’” “It’s much more gothic. It’s more similar to the first one. It gets back to the real origins of the genre, which, predating Agatha Christie, go back to Edgar Allen Poe.” (https://t.co/0NYLI95Dvw) https://t.co/nTz0ERMgZG
Rian Johnson says his announced Star Wars trilogy “was all very conceptual... There was never any outline or treatment or anything” “Nothing really happened with it. We had a great time working together, and they said, ‘Let’s keep doing it….’ The short version is 'Knives Out' https://t.co/TnXxzC4ojM