Writer/director Rian Johnson breathed fresh, sharply-written life into the mystery genre with 2019’s ‘Knives Out.’ And if ‘Glass Onion’ in 2022 was a seemingly lesser (if still entertaining) follow-up, it’s relief to report that third outing ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ has much more in common –– especially in terms of quality character work and central crime –– with the first movie.
Johnson had always intended to make more movies featuring quirky, charismatic sleuth Benoit Blanc and a healthy deal from Netflix means we now have the third.
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ is a considerable step up from the second film, rivalling the original for how it weaves and then unravels its mystery. Part of the advantage is keeping Craig’s Blanc out of the story initially to give the other characters time to breathe. He still gets plenty of superb moments, but the ensemble as a whole has the space it needs to work.
Johnson has also made a beautiful-looking film, using the gloomy upstate New York setting (albeit filmed in the UK) to really enhance the storytelling.
Craig is a natural as Blanc at this point, and the faith-wrangling storyline really gives him something to chew on. But praise also to Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Thomas Haden Church and Glenn Close in particular, who are all fantastic.
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ is certainly one of the best mystery movies to be released in the last couple of years, and happily stands alongside the first movie while nodding to its inspirations.
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ receives 87 out of 100.
What’s the story of ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’?
When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews.
After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.
Who is in the cast of ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’?
Fans attend Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Netflix.
Preview:
Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event took place on Saturday, May 30th at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
Netflix debuted new footage and trailers for TV shows like ‘Squid Game’, ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Wednesday’.
They also showed footage and trailers from upcoming movies like ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’, ‘Frankenstein’, ‘The RIP’ and ‘Happy Gilmore 2’.
Lady Gaga brought down the house with an incredible live performance.
Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event took place on Saturday, May 30th at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles and was aired live on the streaming network at the same time.
The event featured the debut of new footage and trailers from popular TV shows like ‘Squid Game’ season 3, ‘Stranger Things’ season 5 and ‘Wednesday’ season 2, as well as a casting announcement for a fan favorite character joining ‘One Piece’.
Fans attend Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Netflix.
(L to R) Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Park Sung-hoon, Kang Ae-shim, and Choi Seung-hyun speak onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix.
Hosted by Sofia Carson, the show began with Pink Guards from ‘Squid Game’ taking the stage during a performance by Hanumankind.
Hanumankind performs onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix.
After the performance, Lee Jung-Jae and Lee Byung-hun, who play Player 456 and Front Man, respectively, arrived to present the season 3 trailer for ‘Squid Game’. They were joined on stage by fellow cast members Park Hae-soo and Kang Ae-shim.
Lee Byung-hun teased the new season as he introduced the trailer:
“I will try not to spoil anything, but we can tell you a few things. Gi-hun vows to put an end to the game, while the Front Man makes his next big move.”
Lee Jung-Jae added:
“But every game must end … and ‘Squid Game will shock the world one last time. We know you are all counting down the moment.”
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‘Squid Game’ season 3 premieres on Netflix June 27th.
(L to R) Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Cailee Spaeny, Mila Kunis, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Kerry Washington and Daryl McCormack speak onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Netflix.
Director Rian Johnson appeared to tease the third of his ‘Knives Out’ series of mysteries and walked on to the stage accompanied by a “Who done it” type mystery theme.
“I love a good surprise. This is the third Benoit Blanc movie that we’ve made and one thing that we strove to do with each one of them is to keep the audience guessing. It’s important for us to figure out new ways every time so just when you think you have it figured out, a new twist comes a long that you were not expecting. That’s what makes these movies special.”
Then, each member of the cast including Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Kerry Washington and Jeremy Renner, came out one by one to one-up the previous co-star. Washington appeared with a T-shirt gun to entice the crowd, but not to be outdone, Renner then appeared with two T-shirt guns and received an extremely warn welcome from the fans.
(Left) Kerry Washington speaks onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix. (Right) Jeremy Renner speaks onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix.
Eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close sent a video from her car, and the actress dropped the F-word twice with her dog in the backseat. Finally, Daniel Craig made a surprise appearance and had this to say about the film.
“I have a bit of news to share with you all. We have an exclusive sneak peak of the movie. Would anybody like to see it?”
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With that, the teaser trailer for the new movie debut, which will premiere on Netflix December 12th.
(L to R) Jacob Romero, Mackenyu, IÒaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, and Taz Skylar speak onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix.
The cast of the popular series ‘One Piece’ including Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Gibson, and Taz Skylar appeared on stage to greet the fans. Based on the popular manga series, the first season has been watched by over a hundred million fans around the world.
Iñaki Godoy has this to say about the upcoming season.
“We just wrapped shooting season 2 in South Africa and let me tell you, things are only going to get bigger and better. We’re talking bigger worlds, bigger pirates, bigger adversaries, bigger food, bigger adventures, and bigger giants.”
Mikaela Hoover will voice Chopper in season 2 of ‘One Piece’. Photo: John Schnell/Netflix.
The cast also announced the addition of fan-favorite character Tony Tony Chopper, who will be voiced by actress Mikaela Hoover, and introduced first look footage of the character.
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The second season of ‘One Piece’ is set to premiere on Netflix in 2026.
(L to R) Ben Affleck and Matt Damon speak onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Netflix.
The presentation for director Joe Carnahan’s new police thriller ‘The Rip’, which stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, began with a pre-recorded video of the two actors as their cop characters arresting ‘Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster for eating too many cookies.
(L to R) Cookie Monster, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon attend Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles on May 31, 2025. Photo: Adam Rose for Netflix.
“It’s great to be back together again on screen and we loved making this movie. It channels some of our all-time favorites like ‘Heat’ and ‘Training Day’.
In the film, Affleck and Damon play Miami cops who discover over 20 million dollars in cash hidden in a suspect’s house, which leads to distrust among their characters and the other police officers.
A new trailer for the film was shown to the audience at the Forum and during the broadcast but is not currently available online. Damon introduced the teaser trailer by saying:
“Netflix was not going to let us show you an exclusive first look at the film. In fact, the studio hasn’t even approved its release, so here is the first and I repeat only look at ‘The Rip’ coming to Netflix on January 16th, 2026.”
(L to R) Oscar Isaac, Guillermo del Toro, and Mia Goth speak onstage Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Netflix.
Next up was visionary director Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ presentation, which began with a video message from actor Jacob Elordi who plays the monster.
“I recently had the great pleasure of playing the creature in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’. Guillermo is a real-life genius and I’m immensely grateful to be in the film. I’m proud of the work we all put into it.”
Guillermo del Toro himself, as well as actors Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth then took the stage to greet the fans and introduce the teaser trailer for the film.
“Thank you. I’m Guillermo del Toro. This is for me the culmination of a journey that has occupied most of my life. I first read Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ as a kid and saw Boris Karloff in what became for me an almost a religious state. Monsters have become my personal belief system. There are strands of Frankenstein throughout my films, ‘Cronos’, ‘Blade’, ‘Hellboy’, big time on ‘Pinocchio’, and a long, long, etc. Exploring the relationship between humanity and monsters, creator and creation, father and son, has consumed my stories again and again. I wanted to make this film even before I had a camera, and I have actively been pursuing it now for 25 years. It has grown so close to me that now it is my biography. Now, tonight here, finally, we can share it with you.”
(L to R) Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, and Rich Eisen speak onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Netflix.
The highly anticipated ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ was up next, and the presentation began with a mock video including sports broadcasters and athletes like Dan Patrick, Rich Eisen, Bob Costas, Serena Williams, Travis Kelce, and John Cena talking about the legacy of Happy Gilmore as if he was a real person and golfer.
The stage was then set up like a sports broadcast with Rich Eisen interviewing Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, and of course, Adam Sandler. Several supporting cast members including Jon Lovitz and an actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln were in the audience and asked clearly scripted questions.
After that, Sandler had this to say before introducing the final trailer for the sequel.
“First of all, Mr. Lincoln, great job on everything. Netflix, thanks for everything. How about today? This was fun. I’m hoping we have a lot of these. Now I have a question for all you nice people out there. Would anyone like to see the trailer for our new film?”
(L to R) Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin and Finn Wolfhard speak onstage during Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Netflix.
One of the most popular TV series in the history of Netflix is coming to an end with the fifth and final season of ‘Stranger Things’. Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp appeared to discuss the experience of making the series and the upcoming final season.
They watched behind the scenes videos from the making of the first season and were joined by Gaten Matarazzo and Millie Bobby Brown via a prerecorded message.
Brown sad this to the audience:
“Hi TUDUM and ‘Stranger Things’ fans, its Millie Bobby Brown. Unfortunately, I can’t be there with you guys because I am filming ‘Enola Holmes 3’ right now in London. But I have so many memories. How could you possibly choose a favorite from four seasons?”
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The three actors on stage then introduced a teaser for season 5, and announced that Volume 1 will premiere on November 26th, with Volume to on Christmas day, and the finale on New Year’s Eve.
(L to R) Luis Guzm·n, Joanna Lumley, Fred Armisen, Isaac Ordonez and Jenna Ortega attend Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix.
“Hello TUDUM. We are so thrilled to be here with you tonight, and by thrilled, I mean quietly bracing for what ever fresh horror Netflix has planned. Truly though I want to thank you for the amazing reception to season one and embracing our world. It really means the most. Here is an exclusive sneak peek at season 2.”
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The footage revealed that Haley Joel Osment will appear in the new season, and it was also officially announced that Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Lady Gaga will have a guest starring role in season 2,
‘Wednesday’ season 2 is scheduled to be released in two parts on August 6th, and September 3rd.
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The big event ended with a three-song performance from Lady Gaga which included ‘Zombieboy’, ‘Abracadabra,’ and “Bloody Mary.’
Lady Gaga Is performing at Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event. Photo: Frank Lebon/Netflix.
List of Movies and TV Shows Presented at Netflix TUDUM 2025: The Big Event:
(L to R) Mila Kunis and Michael Keaton star in ‘Goodrich’.
Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis about their work on ‘Goodrich’, Keaton’s first reaction to the screenplay, Kunis’ approach to her character, working together, collaborating on set with director Hallie Meyers-Shyer, and how the movie has similar themes to Keaton’s 1988 classic, ‘Clean and Sober’.
You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interviews with Keaton, Kunis, and director Hallie Meyers-Shyer.
(L to R) Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis in ‘Goodrich’. Photo: Ketchup Entertainment.
Moviefone: To begin with, Michael what was your first reaction to Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s screenplay and playing this character?
Michael Keaton: I knew I was halfway in already once I read it because I thought, “This is really good writing. I just really enjoy this.” I also hadn’t played anything like that for a while, which was not a big stretch as they say. It’s not that terribly far from me. I mean, on one hand, this is totally unlike me for the most part, not that big a deal. After a couple meetings with her, maybe even truthfully, after one meeting with her, I was even more inclined to do it. Then it was a question of is this going to work out in my schedule, and then all those practical things. But being able to shoot in LA was a huge thing for me. I liked what it was about, too. It’s universal and it’s a contemporary comedy/drama. I knew what her taste was like. She has good taste, not just in comedy, not just in movie making, but in life. We were talking about it earlier. She’s very stylish, but in a kind of clean, classic kind of way for a woman her age. She’s young. Normally, that comes later.
MF: Mila, can you talk about Grace’s relationship with her father, the resentment she has and how she masks it from him?
Mila Kunis: I think that that’s one of the things that I found to be the most intriguing about the character was the idea of playing her with, you almost have guilt over the resentment because you have the resentment, but you also know that in this world that your dad was probably busy doing other things and you can’t really hold him accountable for doing the best that he could with what he had at the time, but you can’t argue your own feelings and your end result. So, I love the idea of playing the push and pull of her own wanting to accept the dad for who he is, and still resenting him for who he used to be, even though who he used to be was still a pretty okay guy. He wasn’t that bad. He just wasn’t who she wanted him to be or who she needed him to be. I think sometimes, it’s fun to play characters that have their own set of expectations that aren’t always met.
(L to R) Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis in ‘Goodrich’. Photo: Ketchup Entertainment.
MF: Michael, what was it like working with Mila to create this complicated father and daughter relationship?
Michael Keaton: She played it in a way that she wasn’t, she never, and this is her, too, in life, there’s no element of whining about anything. Everybody has the right to complain and state your case and tell people how you feel. But I grew up in a house where, oh, boy, whining, that wasn’t going to go down too well. And her character and the way she played it, there’s never that sense. She’s the best, this one. She’s just ridiculously down to earth, refreshingly, frankly. It’s fun. Just easy, and a lot of laughs. I always thought it’d be nice to have a daughter. This one would be a great one to have.
MF: Mila, what was it like acting opposite Michael?
Mila Kunis: Every night I would dream about Michael. I was like, “Is he thinking of me the way that I’m thinking of him?” I love working with Michael. Everybody loves working with Michael. Find one person that’s ever going to be like, “Michael’s awful”. Find one. I dare you. It’s not going to happen. One of the loveliest, most fun humans to work with.
‘Goodrich’ director Hallie Meyers-Shyer.
MF: Michael, can you talk about collaborating with director Hallie Meyers-Shyer on set?
Michael Keaton: Hallie makes for a really nice atmosphere. She stayed really calm for this when you think back because that’s a lot of pressure. I think it’s only her second feature. Then you must live up to the “mom and dad” thing, and that’s a lot, and she never really seemed under pressure. Because when you direct a movie, it’s pressure from the time you start until now, and finally going out and promoting it because that’s just life. That’s how it is. But it was never freak out time at all. She’s ridiculously organized.
MF: Mila, what was your experience like working with Hallie?
Mila Kunis: She’s very young. She’s younger than me. But she’s very calm, very cool and she knew what she wanted. Some directors shoot endlessly because they don’t have the movie edited in their head yet, so they don’t really know what they’re going to need. She had the movie edited, so it was all very structured. Her and the DP had everything outlined. When they knew they got it, they got it, and they moved on.
Michael Keaton in ‘Clean and Sober’. Photo: Warner Bros.
MF: Finally, Michael, one of my favorite performances of yours was in ‘Clean and Sober’. While I was watching ‘Goodrich’ it struck me that this is really the other side of that story. Instead of playing someone with an addiction, you are playing the husband of a person dealing with addiction. Did that ever cross your mind and what was it like playing the other side of that?
Michael Keaton: Wow. What a great observation/question. Yeah. Boy, that’s interesting way to look at it. I can’t honestly say. No, I didn’t think of it like that specifically, but I have a fair, everybody these days has an experience with addiction to some degree now. After I did ‘Dopesick’, someone made a statement, I hate to even talk like this, but “It’s the new cancer, everybody’s been touched by it”. It’s like at that point now. So, when I did ‘Clean and Sober’, I did a lot of research and asked a lot and had seen it. My grandfather, my mom’s mom was an alcoholic. So, I didn’t think about it like that, but how it affects families, or addiction, and how easily it happens now, and how you deal with that. This guy, by the way, what I loved about the beginning is how for a person living today, how clueless he kind of was about it. How does a guy not go, “Whoa, I think we might have a problem here”. It was just right over his head. He never saw it. I mean, dark is often funny. It’s dark, but kind of fun. I love that scene, and I just watched it recently when I was watching the trailer, where I immediately call (Mila’s character) being kind of a baby in a way if you ask me, depending on her again, going to her again. She’s going, “How could you have not seen this?” She’s probably been watching it for years going, “Oh, boy, there’s a problem”. Sometimes I love stupid people. That’s another thing I like to play because it’s easy for me to play stupid.
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What is the plot of ‘Goodrich’?
After his younger second wife (Laura Benanti) leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program, Los Angeles art dealer Andy Goodrich (Michael Keaton) seeks out his adult pregnant daughter Grace (Mila Kunis) for help with raising his nine-year-old twins.
Moviefone recently had the pleasure of attending an event in Los Angeles celebrating the second season of ‘That ‘90s Show’ and spoke to Callie Haverda and Mace Coronel about their work on the new season of the series. The two young actors discussed the show, their awareness of the original, working with the legacy cast, their characters, and what fans can expect from season 2.
Callie Haverda at the ‘That ’90s Show’ Season 2 premiere party. Photo: Netflix.
Moviefone: To begin with, Callie, how familiar were you with ‘That ‘70s Show’ before being cast in ‘That ‘90s Show’ and what has it been like for you joining this franchise?
Callie Haverda: I was a little bit. I had never watched it, but I have three older siblings, so they were very familiar with the show, and I was introduced to it a little bit. I think over COVID, my brother was watching it. He was bingeing it, so I saw a few episodes here and there. When I got the audition, I knew what it was, but I had never really watched it. I watched a few clips on YouTube and then when I got the callback I was like, “Okay, maybe I should really sit down and watch the show.” So, I started it. I binged it so fast. It is such a fantastic show and I love it now. I got the box set and I watched all of it, so now I’m very familiar with it.
MF: Mace, were you a fan of ‘That ‘70s Show’ and what has it been like for you being a part of this series?
Mace Coronel: It’s a blessing. Being completely honest, I didn’t watch a lot of ‘That ‘70s Show’ growing up, so it was all very new to me. I’m not going to sit here and be like, “Yeah, I watched every single season,” but obviously, when I got the job, I did my due diligence. Hey, it’s awesome to be part of a continuation of something so great. So, I’m extremely blessed.
Mace Coronel at the ‘That ’90s Show’ Season 2 premiere party. Photo: Netflix.
MF: What is it like playing Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart’s son, Jay Kelso?
MC: It was nice, and it was chill. I mean, I really took it upon myself to make this character my own. A lot of people were like, “Hey, you got big shoes to fill,” but I’m wearing my own shoes, so I am not worried about filling up anyone else’s shoes. I’m doing my thing, and obviously it’s an honor. Other than that, hey man, I’m here for the ride.
MF: Did Ashton Kutcher have any words of advice for you about playing the character?
MC: No, we really were just talking about jiu-jitsu. We both are into Brazilian jiu-jitsu and fighting, and we were just talking about that.
Callie Haverda attend Netflix’s ‘That ’90s Show’ season 2 Celebration at Button Mash on June 25 2024 in Los Angeles. Photo: Netflix.
MF: Callie, for those who didn’t see season 1, what can you tell them about your character?
CH: So, Leia, she is the daughter of Eric and Donna, granddaughter of Red and Kitty, very iconic characters from ‘That ’70s Show’. She’s a lot like her dad. She’s very awkward and figuring herself out. I love the story because I feel it’s not only a comedy but also a coming-of-age story. We see all these beautiful characters growing and becoming adults. Well, not yet, not adults yet, they’re still teenagers, but they’re figuring themselves out and Leia’s doing that. Also, from her mom, she’s got this very confident side. We see that come out occasionally. In season one, we had a little bit of that, but now in season two, I feel like we see a lot more of her confident edge coming because she’s getting older, and she’s kind of taking control of the situations more, which I really had fun playing with that for sure.
MF: What else can you tell us about Leia’s arc in season 2?
CH: I think this season, we see Leia coming more into herself. We have a lot more time to watch her develop. I think with each character, she has good storylines, getting to know each character more, and we see her settle in these relationships with them and not only find herself, but also just become comfortable with them and become comfortable with the gang. So, we get to see her develop this relationship with Jay, who she chooses, and we see them become closer as a couple. We see her deal with a lot of things that I think teenagers deal with when they’re in a relationship struggling between, “Should I do these things, or should I not?” It’s her first relationship, so she’s not used to doing all these things. I think it’s nice being able to see her figure this out and get advice from her friends and her mom and just explore this relationship, which is nice.
Mace Coronel attend Netflix’s ‘That ’90s Show’ season 2 Celebration at Button Mash on June 25 2024 in Los Angeles. Photo: Netflix.
MF: Mace, what can you tell us about Jay’s story in season 2?
MC: A lot of things change within him and Leia’s relationship, and you guys must be the judge of that. You got to watch it and check it out. I don’t want to spoil too much, but we understand the characters more. It’s more fleshed out. We got more episodes, more fun, so watch it as soon as it comes out.
MF: Finally, for both of you, what is it like working with veteran actors Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp and what have you learned from them while making this series?
CH: It’s incredible. I seriously don’t think it could be anything less than a dream come true because they’re so iconic and just brilliant at acting. They are masters of comedy, so to be able to work with them every single day and just watch them work, it’s a gift. I love having scenes with DJ and Kurtwood because they give such good advice, even if I don’t ask. They’re just always there to be like, “Do you need help with this?” And helping me with my scenes and certain lines, like landing a joke. So, it’s incredible working with them, as well as the original actors from ‘That ’70s Show’. All the new guest stars that we have this season, it was so great working with them because they’re just lovely people, but they’re also so talented at what they do, so being able to be around them is very inspiring. I love it.
Kurtwood Smith at the ‘That ’90s Show’ Season 2 premiere party. Photo: Netflix.
MC: It’s nice. I mean, they’re veterans at the game. I consider myself somewhat of an old soul. I connect with people from that generation more. Some of the things they’ve said to me, or when I seek counsel about certain things on set, they’re there and they have my back.
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What is the plot of ‘That ‘90s Show’?
The show centers on Leia Forman (Callie Haverda), the teenage daughter of Eric Forman (Topher Grace) and Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon), forming bonds with other teenagers as she spends the summer of 1995 with her grandparents Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) in Point Place, Wisconsin, 15 years after the events of That ’70s Show.
Josh Brolin is the newest addition to ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’.
Rian Johnson is writing and directing.
Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny and Andrew Scott are already aboard.
The famous quote attributed to artist Andy Warhol runs, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Based on the evidence of the last week, it could be modified to “everyone will have the chance to appear in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’”.
Because writer/director Rian Johnson has been on such a casting spree for the latest outing of canny detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) that it feels like half of Hollywood are involved in the new movie.
Christopher Plummer in ‘Knives Out’. Photo: Lionsgate.
Kicking off with the first, eponymous movie, the ‘Knives Out’ series began as Craig’s southern-fried investigator Blanc probed the secrets of the uptight, wealthy Thrombey clan after the mysterious death of patriarch Harlan (Christopher Plummer).
Travelling far from the chilly Massachusetts mansion of the original, ‘Glass Onion’ found Blanc headed overseas.
Edward Norton as Miles in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’ Photo: Courtesy Netflix.
When tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise. And when someone turns up dead, who better than Blanc to peel back the layers of intrigue?
What will happen in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’?
Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc in Netflix’s ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’
As is befitting the new mystery, Johnson has yet to release any real details about the movie, so it’s a waiting game to see where Blanc ends up this time, and what he has to dig into.
It has only so far been described as his “most dangerous mystery yet.”
Who else will appear in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’?
When will ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ be on screens?
Netflix has yet to confirm a release date for the movie but given that Johnson is about to start he cameras rolling, we’d expect it to arrive in 2025. We’ll have to wait and see whether the company gives it a theatrical run (‘Glass Onion’ had a limited release before it hit the company’s servers).
(L to R) Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Janelle Monáe, and Daniel Craig in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’
Jeremy Renner, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington and Mila Kunis are the latest additions to the third ‘Knives Out’ movie.
Rian Johnson is back to write and direct.
Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny and Andrew Scott are already aboard.
Rian Johnson is known for building big ensembles to star in his ‘Knives Out’ movies, and the third, ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ is certainly keeping that tradition alive.
(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Don Johnson and Michael Shannon in ‘Knives Out’. Photo: Lionsgate.
Kicking off with the first, eponymous movie, the ‘Knives Out’ series began as Craig’s southern-fried investigator Blanc probed the secrets of the uptight, wealthy Thrombey clan after the mysterious death of patriarch Harlan (Christopher Plummer).
Travelling far from the chilly Massachusetts mansion of the original, ‘Glass Onion’ found Blanc headed overseas.
(L to R) Kathryn Hahn, Madelyn Cline, Edward Norton, Leslie Odom Jr., and Kate Hudson in Netflix’s ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’
When tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise. And when someone turns up dead, who better than Blanc to peel back the layers of intrigue?
As is befitting the new mystery, Johnson has yet to release any real details about the movie, so it’s a waiting game to see where Blanc ends up this time, and what he has to dig into.
It has only so far been described as his “most dangerous mystery yet.”
Who else will appear in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’?
(Left) Josh O’Connor attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘Challengers’ at Regency Village Theatre on April 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Stewart Cook/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios. (Right) Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla.’ Credit: Sabrina Lantos.
While O’Connor, Spaeny, Scott and now Close, Renner, Kunis and Washington are confirmed cast members, there have been rumors about Tom Hardy and Lindsay Lohan being in talks for the movie.
And could Hugh Grant return as Phillip, Blanc’s husband, who we briefly see in ‘Glass Onion’?
When will ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ be on screens?
Netflix has yet to confirm a release date for the movie but given that Johnson is about to start he cameras rolling, we’d expect it to arrive in 2025. We’ll have to wait and see whether the company gives it a theatrical run (‘Glass Onion’ had a limited release before it hit the company’s servers).
John Boyega in ‘Breaking.’ Courtesy of Bleecker Street.
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‘Star Wars’ actor John Boyega is starring in a ‘Book of Eli’ prequel series.
It’ll be set 30 years before the Denzel Washington movie.
The film’s creative team is involved.
It would seem that there are few movies left that haven’t been explored in some prequel fashion, often in another medium. Just this week, for example, we’ll see the ‘Sexy Beast’ TV series that chronicles the earlier days of the characters in Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 crime thriller.
So it’s not surprising that memorable Denzel Washington post apocalyptic dramatic thriller ‘The Book of Eli’ would get the same treatment. And now we know that John Boyega, no stranger to genre after ‘Attack the Block’ and the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy, will star as a younger version of the title character played by Washington.
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What was the story of ‘The Book of Eli’?
Denzel Washington in ‘The Book of Eli.’ Photo: Warner Bros.
The neo-Western movie takes place thirty years after a nuclear catastrophe caused an ecocide. It revolves around Eli (Washington), a nomad who fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity’s salvation.
What’s the angle of ‘The Book of Eli’s TV prequel?
Denzel Washington in ‘The Book of Eli.’ Photo: Warner Bros.
Plot details are scarce at this early stage, but Deadline has heard it’ll be set 30 years before the movie’s storyline, so roughly around the time of the atomic attack that leads to its wasteland locales.
Who is making the new show?
John Boyega in ‘Breaking.’ Courtesy of Bleecker Street.
In addition to Boyega, who will produce as well as star, the series has the movie’s writer, Gary Whitta, aboard as creator, writer and executive producer, and would effectively be one of the people running the show.
Albert and Allen Hughes, who directed the movie, are aboard as executive producers.
Alcon Entertainment, the company which produced the movie, is backing the new show. But while Warner Bros. was the distributor, and you might think Warner Bros. Discovery might snap this up for HBO or its allied Max streaming service, it’s actually being shopped around to different buyers.
So while Max could still nab it, it may end up at Apple, Netflix or somewhere else entirely. Alcon, for example, has another TV project based on one of its movies, with a ‘Blade Runner’ series on the way from Prime Video, so that could be a destination (though the company may not want another apocalyptic series on its books with ‘Fallout’ already set for this year).
(L to R) Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis in ‘The Book of Eli.’ Photo: Warner Bros.
Taylor is directing from a script by Amanda Idoko. The story centers on a pencil pusher played by Janney who catches her cheating husband in the act. When the shock of it causes him to go into cardiac arrest and die, she hides the body. Having a “missing” husband apparently has its perks at first, but she finds it increasingly difficult to keep up the lie as her news anchor half-sister (Kunis) and a local detective (Hall) try to find the truth.
Janney won an Academy Award for her role “I, Tonya” and recently starred in “Troop Zero,” and Hall’s recent films include “Little,” “The Hate U Give,” and “Support the Girls.” Kunis comes off of “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” while Awkwafina recently starred in “Crazy Rich Asians.” Meanwhile, Wiley is an Emmy winner for her role in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“Breaking News in Yuba County” is slated to start shooting in Mississippi in June. AGC Studios is fully financing the film and will handle overseas sales. Producers include Wyolah Films, Nine Stories, John Norris, and The Black List.
The upcoming film “Four Good Days” has nabbed two high-profile leading ladies.
Glenn Close and Mila Kunis will star in the drama from director Rodrigo Garcia, Deadline reports. Garcia wrote the script with Pulizter Prize winner Eli Saslow. The story is based on a substance abuse-focused article Saslow wrote for The Washington Post.
Close and Kunis will play Deb and Molly, respectively, a mother and daughter dealing with Molly’s substance abuse problems. It follows them as they work through four critical days of Molly’s recovery after a long estrangement. It will reopen old wounds and give them a chance to move forward.
Both actresses have starred in notable projects in the past. Close, a seven-time Academy Award nominee, most recently starred in “The Wife” and the comedy “Father Figures.” Kunis is fresh off of a voice role in “Wonder Park” and has previously starred in “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” “Bad Moms,” and “Black Swan.”
“Four Good Days” is set to begin production in September in Los Angeles. Garcia, Jon Avnet, and Jake Avnet are set to produce through Indigenous Media alongside Oakhurst Entertainment’s Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna. Productivity Media and Capstone Group are executive producing.
“We genuinely limbered up a little bit, at least I did,” said Kristen Bell. “I didn’t want to pull anything. And we just lost our marbles.”
Added Kunis: “It got goofier and goofier.”
The moms are back and more stressed ever, what with the holidays approaching, in this sequel to the 2016 raucous hit comedy “Bad Moms” that dared to show that mother doesn’t always know best, especially when she’s at the end of her maternal rope.
The three stars told Made in Hollywood reporter Patrick Stinson that their on-screen comedic chemistry came naturally. “We all like each other,” said Kunis.
“That chemistry translates,” said Bell. “And we’re telling their story. You can relate to this if you’re a mom. You could relate to this if you had a mom.”
Kunis said, “Or if you know a mom.”
Bell said, “It’s a story that hasn’t really been told before, like the overworked mom that’s sort of like living out her free-spirited dreams.”
The actress said the message has been so popular that it has spawned an unofficial “Bad Mom Movement.”
“People have just been sharing the ways in which they feel they’ve failed in an attempt to sort of shake it off and not shame themselves and laugh about it,” Bell said.
“That’s awesome,” said Hahn.
“And it’s created a community,” said Bell, “like a delicious connected community where people can be vulnerable and where I can say out loud: I didn’t have a bath the other night and I washed the kids in the sink with dish washing soap. That would normally be an embarrassing thing to say, but now it’s not. Yeah, you got to cut a corner or two.”
