Andrew Scott joins Knives Out 3 cast alongside Daniel Craig and Challengers star Josh O'Connor
Andrew Scott will join Daniel Craig and Challengers star Josh O'Connor in the third installment of the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man, according to reports.
Variety reported on Tuesday that the Irish actor, 47, famed for his roles as The Hot Priest in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag and James Moriarty in BBC's Sherlock, will be part of Rian Johnson's popular film franchise.
The announcement follows news that The Crown’s O’Connor, 34, will star in the upcoming flick. He joins Cailee Spaeny, who portrayed Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla in the 2023 Sofia Coppola biopic of the same name.
Also returning is fan favorite Craig, 56, who has portrayed Detective Benoit Blanc in all Knives Out films.
Wake Up Dead Man precedes 2019's Knives Out and 2022's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
On Friday, writer-director Rian Johnson revealed the upcoming film’s title on X, formerly known as Twitter, and added: “We’re about to go into production on the 3rd one, and I’m very, very excited to share the title, which gives a little hint of where it’s going.”
He added in a subsequent tweet: “I love everything about whodunnits, but one of the things I love most is how malleable the genre is.
“There’s a whole tonal spectrum from Carr to Christie, and getting to explore that range is one of the most exciting things about making Benoit Blanc movies.”
Johnson has both penned and directed the first two movies in the series, the first of which grossed $165.3million domestically and $312.8million worldwide, surpassing its $40million budget.
Critics praised the film earning Johnson an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Lionsgate had originally planned a sequel, but Netflix secured the rights to two sequels for a staggering $469million.
The sequel had a one-week stint in cinemas, debuting with $9.4million and concluding with $13.2million before transitioning to Netflix. It’s unknown whether this sequel will have a small theatrical release like Glass Onion.
