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  • ‘Knives Out’ Trailer Teases Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Murder Mystery

    ‘Knives Out’ Trailer Teases Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Murder Mystery

    Lionsgate

    Whodunnit? It might be any one of the seemingly dozens of big-name stars in Rian Johnson’s murder mystery “Knives Out.”

    Lionsgate dropped the first trailer for the film, which represents a return for Johnson to more intimate genre pieces after making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” The director started his career with character-focused movies like “Looper” and “The Brothers Bloom,” as well as acclaimed TV episodes like “Breaking Bad’s” “Ozymandias.”

    In “Knives Out,” a family gathering goes horribly wrong when the patriarch, Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), dies. Daniel Craig and Lakeith Stanfield play two detectives who investigate the death and discover all sorts of twisted family secrets. Among the suspects are Harlan’s daughter Linda (Jamie Lee Curtis), son Walt (Michael Shannon), and grandson Ransom (Chris Evans).

    That’s just the start of the star-studded cast, which also includes Ana de Armas, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Katherine Langford, and Jaeden Martell.

    “The idea was to take everything I love about a great Agatha Christie story and put it into a new original story set in modern-day America,” Johnson told Entertainment Weekly.

    The trailer exhibits a fun, madcap, zany tone. It’s definitely cool to see Evans and Craig, in particular, step so far outside the roles that have defined them (Captain America and James Bond).

    “Knives Out” opens in theaters November 27.

  • Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’ Lands 2019 Release Date

    Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’ Lands 2019 Release Date

    Sony Pictures Entertainment

    How do you follow making a “Star Wars” movie? Direct a film starring James Bond, Captain America, and the Queen of Horror, naturally.

    That’s exactly what “The Last Jedi” helmer Rian Johnson is doing with his latest project, “Knives Out,” and now, the star-studded flick has a release date. Deadline reports that the film is set to open on November 27, 2019, which is the day before Thanksgiving.

    Though little is known about the murder mystery so far, Johnson has said that it’s inspired by the work of acclaimed author Agatha Christie, and it centers around a detective trying to solve a murder. Daniel Craig plays the lead, and the rest of the ridiculously impressive cast includes (deep breath) Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Toni Collette, Ana de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, and Don Johnson. Phew.

    Representatives for Lionsgate, which is distributing the film, are understandably excited for the project. One exec told Deadline that “Knives Out” “redefines the detective movie genre in a cool and original way” and is a “big, crowd-pleasing” flick.

    Sounds perfect to us. We’ll be ready to take it in next November.

    [via: Deadline]

  • ‘Knives Out” Adds Christopher Plummer to Already Impressive Cast

    ‘Knives Out” Adds Christopher Plummer to Already Impressive Cast

    TriStar Pictures

    The latest big name to sign on to Rian Johnson‘s thriller “Knives Out” is Oscar winner Christopher Plummer.

    The stellar cast already includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette and Ana de Armas.

    Craig stars as a modern-day detective on a more than usually mysterious case.

    As with the rest of the cast, we don’t know what role Plummer will play. But, for what it’s worth, he did once play a Jack-the-Ripper-hunting Sherlock Holmes in 1979’s “Murder By Decree.”

    Production began this week on the film, which is said to be in the vein of Johnson’s films “Brick” and “Looper.”

    Plummer last starred as billionaire J.Paul Getty in the Ridley Scott drama “All the Money in the World.”  At age 88, that earned him his third Oscar nomination and set a record for oldest acting nominee. He won the Best Supporting  Actor Oscar for 2010’s “Beginners.”

    [Via THR]

  • Toni Collette Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’

    Toni Collette Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’

    Showtime

    The cast for Rian Johnson‘s upcoming thriller “Knives Out” just keeps getting better and better:  “Hereditary” star Toni Collette just signed on to the murder mystery in an unknown role.

    She joins already announced stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ana de Armas (of “Blade Runner 2049”).

    Not much is known about the plot at this point, except that Craig stars as a detective hired to solve a crime. It’s set in modern day,  but according to Variety, it will be a “classic whodunit style,” a la Agatha Christie.

    Given that Johnson’s first film was the film-noir-inspired “Brick,” we’re hoping for some classic noir homage. At the very least, can we get Daniel Craig in a Bogart-esque trench coat?

    Johnson will write and direct, as well as produce with Ram Bergman. Production is set to begin in November.

    Collette is still getting raves for her role as a grieving mother in “Hereditary,” a performance that already netted her a Gotham Award nomination.

    [Via Variety]

     

  • ‘Halloween’ Star Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’

    ‘Halloween’ Star Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’

    Blumhouse

    Jamie Lee Curtis is getting her “Knives Out” after the horrors of “Halloween.”

    The actress is joining the star-studded cast of Rian Johnson’s next project, the murder mystery “Knives Out.” She’ll star alongside Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, and Ana de Armas.

    The movie is a modern-day whodunit murder mystery, much in the same tone as Johnson’s “Brick” and “Looper.” It is the director’s first project since “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and production is set to begin in November.

    Johnson is an Agatha Christie superfan and has been trying to figure out how to make his own locked door mansion murder mystery for a decade. He finally wrote a contemporary version this past summer.

    Curtis’s role remains unknown, though Craig is rumored to play a detective investigating the main case.

    The actress has gotten great reviews for reprising the role of Laurie Strode in the new “Halloween,” four decades after originating it in the John Carpenter classic.

  • Chris Evans Joins Daniel Craig for Rian Johnson Murder Mystery ‘Knives Out’

    Chris Evans Joins Daniel Craig for Rian Johnson Murder Mystery ‘Knives Out’

    Avengers: Infinity War
    Marvel Studios

    Cap, meet 007.

    Chris Evans just made headlines with his poignant goodbye post after finishing “Avengers 4” reshoots. He’s made it clear he’s out as Steve Rogers/Captain America. Meanwhile, Daniel Craig has also made it clear he’s done as James Bond after “Bond 25.”

    Now — both with one foot out of their most famous roles — Evans and Craig are teaming up for “Knives Out.” The murder mystery movie is being written and directed by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson.

    According to Deadline, Johnson is going to make this movie before directing a new “Star Wars” trilogy.

    “Knives Out” plot details are still unknown at this point, but Deadline said it’s understood to be a modern day “whodunit” murder mystery.

    Bond GIF
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

    They added that “Knives Out” will likely film this year — in what’s left of it. If that happens, Daniel Craig will actually film this before “Bond 25,” which is now being directed by Cary Fukunaga for a Valentine’s Day 2020 release date.

    Chris Evans only just finished filming “Avengers 4” — he’ll still be back for the press tour next year — but he has grown no moss on the work front. It was recently announced that he’ll star in and produce the upcoming Apple series “Defending Jacob.”

    Evans also filmed “The Red Sea Diving Resort,” which is expected to release at some point later this year. Plus, there’s the disaster thriller “Greenland.”

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  • Daniel Craig to Star in Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery ‘Knives Out’

    Daniel Craig to Star in Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery ‘Knives Out’

    Spectre
    MGM

    James Bond is taking a detour into a murder mystery.

    Daniel Craig is set to star in “Knives Out,” a murder mystery written and directed by Rian Johnson. Deadline reports the project will  go up for bidding at the Toronto International Film Festival.

    Craig can fit the project into his schedule this November, since production on “Bond 25” was thrown into chaos when director Danny Boyle left. Meanwhile, Johnson will slide the movie into his schedule just before embarking on directing a new “Star Wars” trilogy for Lucasfilm.

    The film id described as a modern day murder mystery in the classic whodunit style, infused with Johnson’s original voice that informed films from “Brick” to “Looper.”

    Johnson told Deadline he is an Agatha Christie superfan and for a decade, he has been figuring out how to make his own murder mystery. And then this summer, he penned a contemporary version of the locked door mansion murder mystery.

    Craig and Johnson haven’t worked together, though the actor did make a cameo in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”