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 greenlit in 2020, and Netflix went on to buy the rights to two sequels for $450 million the following year.
The first of the sequels, entitled Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, premiered on the streaming service in 2022.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery also featured the talents of an ensemble cast, which featured Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson and Edward Norton.
Like its predecessor, the film was a hit with critics, and it currently holds a rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Johnson confirmed that he would return to direct the third film in the Knives Out series in September of 2022.
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; seen in January
Johnson confirmed that he would return to direct the third film in the Knives Out series in September of 2022
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is currently expected to be released sometime in 2025
The filmmaker went on to reveal the title of the third feature in the franchise on his Instagram account this past Friday.
Cailee Spaeny and Josh O’Connor signed on to appear in the feature earlier this week.
It was also revealed that Andrew Scott had been added to the cast of the movie this past Tuesday.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is currently expected to be released sometime in 2025.
