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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ review: Benoit Blanc’s best case yet

Rian Johnson has made the best 'Knives Out' yet with 'Wake Up Dead Man'

The Mary Sue

Knives Out 3 earns a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, but it just falls short of the original murder mystery film

Wake Up Dead Man has secured a solid Rotten Tomatoes score

Total Film

Rian Johnson says his next movie is like a ‘70s paranoid thriller’ with ‘a light sci-fi element’

With Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery due to release next month, director Rian Johnson has revealed his next movie takes ideas from "70s paranoid thrillers" and has "a light sci-fi element".

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Things We Saw Today: I need Rian Johnson’s next movie immediately

Plus, Absolute Batman's hell continues and a new 'Wicked: For Good' TV special is on the way.

The Mary Sue

8 Years Later, Rian Johnson Is Returning To Sci-Fi

After 'Knives Out 3,' Rian Johnson has an original sci-fi thriller to direct.

Inverse

The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson says "it would be the most wonderful thing in the world" to return to Star Wars: "That cog will be turning the rest of my life"

Rian Johnson is keeping the door open

Total Film

The Personal Reason Knives Out 3 Was The ‘Hardest’ Movie For Rian Johnson To Write

Rian Johnson says the latest Benoit Blanc mystery was difficult to write.

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Rian Johnson wants to make Knives Out movies ‘forever,’ and I know the perfect follow-up to Wake Up Dead Man

If Netflix lets Rian Johnson make Knives Out movies 'forever,' I know what sequel needs to come next.

TechRadar

In 'The Mastermind' and more, Josh O'Connor is stealing the show

Josh O'Connor stars in four films this fall, including the New England romance “The History of Sound,” with Paul Mescal; “Rebuilding,” in which he plays a Colorado rancher whose home is taken by wildfires; Rian Johnson’s whodunit “Wake Up Deadman: A Knives Out Mystery”; and Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind,” a…

The Independent UK

Netflix made a HUGE deal for people wishing they’d let their films play in theaters

Netflix just made a huge deal for people who want to see their movies in theaters, and this could change a lot for creators and audiences moving forward. Earlier this year, the conversation started up again as people really wanted to see Netflix put some of these great films into…

The Mary Sue

One Key Way Rian Johnson Says Knives Out 3 Is Different From The First Two Movies (And I’m So Excited)

The third Benoit Blanc mystery may change up the formula.

Cinemablend

The Knives Out Franchise Could Live On Without Netflix

'Wake Up Dead Man' won’t be the last Knives Oute film — but could it be the last with Netflix?

Inverse

Wake Up Dead Man is the best Knives Out mystery yet, and that’s not just because of Benoit Blanc

I still can't believe I'd already seen Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery before it's released on Netflix. My verdict? It didn't let me down.

TechRadar

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery review – Daniel Craig is predictably excellent

3/5 His turn as Benoit Blanc is the ballast that keeps Rian Johnson’s horror-tinged murder mystery on course

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Rian Johnson has ‘got nothing’ for Knives Out 4

With Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery due to release next month, director Rian Johnson has admitted he has "got nothing" for a fourth Knives Out film.

Evening Standard

Daniel Craig ‘incredibly proud’ to open BFI London Film Festival with Knives Out

Craig reprises his role as the famed private detective, Benoit Blanc, in the third instalment of the Knives Out series, titled, Wake Up, Dead Man.

Evening Standard

Rian Johnson on Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man and why murder mysteries shouldn't be 'cosy'

Director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman give the inside track on Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man ahead of its premiere at the Opening Night Gala at London Film Festival

Cinemablend

Jeremy Renner Explains How His Wake Up, Dead Man Role Exists In Relation To His Ridiculous Glass Onion Cameo

The actor discusses the meta wrinkle his role creates.

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Evening Standard

Best dressed at Toronto Film Festival 2025: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charli xcx, Paul Mescal

Arrivederci Venice, hello Toronto! Film festival season is far from over, and the looks keep coming

Inverse

'Wake Up Dead Man' Review: The Darkest — And Greatest — Knives Out Movie Yet

Rian Johnson levels up the Knives Out saga by plunging giddily into the gothic. Here's why 'Wake Up Dead Man' is so different.

The Guardian - AU

Before Knives Out, there was Brick: Rian Johnson’s alluring, hard-boiled debut

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a teen detective in a world of high school drug rings and two-bit thugs, Johnson’s first film is a fine showcase of his now-trademark thrills, chills and twists

The Mary Sue

The ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ trailer just took us to church

Benoit Blanc and the Knives Out franchise are back!

Total Film

After debuting to a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, Knives Out 3 early reactions say it's "Rian Johnson's best and most ambitious Benoit Blanc installment yet"

The film is set to be released in cinemas in November before heading to Netflix

The Independent UK

Critics share their verdict on new Knives Out film

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The Independent UK

Rian Johnson takes Glenn Close to church in 'Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'

In each “Knives Out” movie, Johnson has assembled some of his favorite actors and managed to give nearly all of them a moment to shine

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