Kerry Washington is cast in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery alongside Daniel Craig as production begins next month By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 16:20 EDT, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 16:29 EDT, 29 May 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Kerry Washington has been added to the cast of the upcoming mystery film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The 47-year-old actress will join Daniel Craig , who will reprise his role as private investigator Benoit Blanc, in the Rian Johnson-directed feature.
Details about the character that the performer - who recently made a rare public appearance with her husband - is set to play are currently under wraps, per Deadline . The film's director, who also wrote the project's script, serves as one of its producers, alongside his longtime business partner Ram Bergman. Physical production on the third film in the Knives Out franchise is scheduled to begin next month with a release date in 2025.
Kerry Washington has been added to the cast of the upcoming mystery film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery; seen in 2024 The original Knives Out feature, which also starred Craig, made its debut in 2019. The movie featured the participation of an ensemble cast that included Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and LaKeith Stanfield, among numerous others. The film proved to be a critical and commercial success, and Johnson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the project.
A follow-up to the film was gre.