'Knives Out' sequel confirmed; Daniel Craig to return as Detective Benoit Blanc?

Directed by Rian Johnson, Knives Out is a murder mystery film that has received audience appreciation and has performed well at Box Office. movie has an ensemble cast of Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shann, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Karine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer. After success of 2019 installment, a sequel of film has been confirmed.

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Knives Out sequel confirmed

Lionsgate studio has distributed film across globe. According to reports by a leing daily, during studio's quarterly earning meeting, Jon Felimer, Lionsgate CEO, said that a follow-up to acclaimed movie has been given a go. It means that re would be ar whodunnit film featuring detective Beit Blanc.

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Daniel Crag portrayed character of gentleman detective, Beit Blanc in Knives Out. w actor will possibly return to play character again in sequel. Filmmaker Rian Johnson, earlier in an interview indicated that he would be willing to do an entire series of Beit Blanc mysteries and alrey has an idea for a follow-up. This might mean that Craig, who will play James Bond for last time in Time to Die, might return as ar detective in Knives Out franchise.

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Released in 2019, Knives Out received critical acclaims, prominently for its screenplay, direction, humour, plot, entertainment value, and acting. Me on a budget of around $40 million, movie has grossed $294 million worldwide, as per reports. movie has an IMDb rating of 8.0 and a 97% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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At  77th Golden Globe Awards, Knives Out received three minations in Musical or Comedy category: Best Motion Picture, Best Actor for Craig, and Best Actress for de Armas. It also received Best Original Screenplay minations at  73rd British Acemy Film Awards and 92nd Acemy Awards. It was also selected by  American Film Institute,  National Board of Review, and Time magazine as one of top ten films of 2019.