The third entry in Rian Johnson’s crime thriller sequence can be launched later this yr. Beforehand, Johnson stated Wake Up Lifeless Man can be “very, very different” from the final entry, Glass Onion. He defined, “The goal is to strike out in a completely new direction tonally and thematically.” He additionally posted the next on social media: “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 John Dickson Carr to Agatha Christie, and getting to explore that range is one of the most exciting things about making Benoit Blanc movies.”
Selection has handed alongside a brand new picture from Wake Up Lifeless Man. A earlier reveal confirmed Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc and Josh O’Connor’s Rev. Jud Duplenticy each having a gathering at a church. On this new early take a look at the movie, Blanc and Duplenticy are each sitting in a automobile, because the reverend is seated behind Blanc with a handkerchief in hand. May this presumably be a clue to their thriller? Or concealing a weapon? Or maybe he’s nearly to blow his nostril? Regardless of the case, try the latest picture from the movie under!
Along with the picture, Selection additionally reviews that Rian Johnson’s latest installment can be making its worldwide premiere on the opening night time gala of the 69th BFI London Movie Competition. The screening is ready to happen on the Southbank Centre’s Royal Competition Corridor in London, with extra simultaneous previews additionally going down at venues throughout the U.Ok. Johnson said, “We’re honored to be opening the BFI London Film Festival with Wake Up Dead Man. London is the birthplace of the golden age of detective fiction and it’s a thrill to be back.”
BFI London Movie Competition director, Kristy Matheson, said, “At this 69th edition of the BFI London Film Festival we are inviting audiences to get their spyglass at the ready as we get back on the case with another deliciously fun mystery from director Rian Johnson. Led by Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor, the film features incredible British and international talent on and off screen who bring a sense of play and verve to the screen, to craft a film that twists, turns and will keep audiences guessing to the final frame.”
The BFI London Movie Competition runs from October 8–19 and can reveal this yr’s full program on September 3. Wake Up Lifeless Man: A Knives Out Thriller will debut globally on Netflix on December 12.
