Knives Out 2 and 3: Netflix has paid more than $400 million for two Knives Out sequels that will reunite writer-director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig, Deadline reports, noting that it is “one of the biggest streamer movie deals in history.” The very fun 2019 original, which also got lots of help from Ana de Armas, Chris Evans. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s. In the movie Knives Out, the wealthy and eccentric crime novelist Harlan Thrombey lives inside a real-life “Clue” board, as one of the characters describes it.The mansion is a character in itself, filled with secrets and mysteries that are slowly revealed as the story plays out. Epic Theatres of Clermont, Clermont movie times and showtimes. Movie theater information and online movie tickets. Directed by Rian Johnson. With Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis. A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
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Rian Johnson's 2019 film Knives Out was one of the biggest surprise hits of the year, and Netflix is looking to double down on the first film's accomplishments with not one, but two Knives Out sequels.
Knives Out received excellent reviews and was a commercial success, earning $311 million worldwide on its $40 million budget (via Box Office Mojo). The murder mystery brought together a familiar ensemble cast that includes Daniel Craig as investigator Benoit Blanc, Christopher Plummer as the deceased writer Harlan, Ana de Armas as his pathologically honest nurse, and Chris Evans as impetuous grandson Ransom. The film, which is written and directed by Johnson, combines humor and suspense in a way that evokes mystery tales in the style of Agatha Christie — some would say even more effectively than recent adaptations of her actual work.
Johnson has expressed a desire to produce follow-ups to Knives Out since before the original even debuted, telling Variety in 2019, 'Knock on particle board that this movie does all right, but I'd be thrilled to do another one every few years.' With the film's subsequent success, Knives Out 2 rumors have been flying, and it now appears that Netflix has committed to making the second and third films a reality.
Netflix has purchased two Knives Out sequels for $450 million
While fans knew that the likelihood of a Knives Out sequel was high, the deal that Netflix made for the films is still a little shocking. Variety reports that Netflix has agreed to pay $450 million for two Knives Out sequels, both to be directed by Rian Johnson and featuring Daniel Craig in the lead role of Benoit Blanc. Variety goes on to describe the sale as 'one of the biggest deals ever made for the rights to a movie series.'
Many things could have influenced the amount of money that Netflix has committed to the two Knives Out sequels, chief among them increased competition from streamers with strong original content such as Disney+ and HBO Max. However, Deadline reports that the price may have been driven up by a bidding war brought on by a 'discreet auction' for the movies between Apple, Amazon, and Netflix. This was possible because Johnson and his producing partner, Ram Bergman, owned the films and could license them on a per picture basis, meaning that they could hold out for the best deal they could find — which they apparently did.
As of now, Netflix has not announced whether the two Knives Out sequels will receive theatrical releases or simply premiere on the streaming service, as the majority of their content does. However, Deadline does note that filming for the next Knives Out begins in Greece on June 28, 2021, so full steam ahead for expert detective Benoit Blanc.
Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is a wildly successful mystery writer and he’s dead. His housekeeper Fran (Edi Patterson) finds him with a slit throat and the knife still in his hand. It looks like suicide, but there are some questions. After all, who really slits their own throat? A couple of cops (the wonderful pair of LaKeith Stanfield and Noah Segan) come to the Thrombey estate do a small investigation, just to make sure they’re not missing anything, and the film opens with their conversations with each of the Thrombey family members. Daughter Linda (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a successful businesswoman with a shit husband named Richard (Don Johnson) and an awful son named Ransom (Chris Evans). Son Walt (Michael Shannon) runs the publishing side, but he’s been fighting a lot with dear old dad. Daughter-in-law Joni (Toni Collette) is deep into self-help but has been helping herself by ripping off the old man. Finally, there’s Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas), the real heroine of “Knives Out” and Harlan’s most trusted confidante. Can she help solve the case?
The case may have just been closed if not for the arrival of the famous detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig, who spins a southern drawl and oversized ego into something instantly memorable. Blanc was delivered a news story about the suicide and envelope of money. So someone thinks this is fishy. Why? And who? The question of who brought in Blanc drives the narrative as much as who killed Harlan. Johnson is constantly presenting viewers with the familiar, especially fans of the mystery movie—the single palatial setting, the family of monsters, the exaggerated detective—but then he subverts them every so slightly, and it feels fresh. So while Blanc feels like a Poirot riff, Johnson and Craig avoid turning it into a caricature of something we’ve seen before.
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Craig is delightful—I love the excitement in his voice when he figures things out late in the film—but some of the cast gets lost. It’s inevitable with one this big, but if you’re going to “Knives Out” for a specific actor or actress, be aware that it’s a large ensemble piece and your fave may get short shrift. Unless your favorite is Ana de Armas, who is really the heart of the movie, allowing Johnson to imbue “Knives Out” with some wonderful political commentary. The Thrombeys claim to love Marta, even if they can’t remember which South American country she comes from, and Don Johnson gets a few razor sharp scenes as the kind of guy who rants about immigration before quoting “Hamilton.” It’s not embedded in the entire piece as much as “Get Out,” but this “Out” is similar in the way it uses genre structure to say something about wealth and social inequality. And in terms of performance, the often-promising de Armas has never been handed a role this big, and she totally delivers.