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Knives OutandGlass Onionfans will be happy to hear writer and director Rian Johnson’s latest update on the third film in the franchise.
Since his debut film,Brick(2005) Johnson has mastered the murder mystery genre.Knives Outbecame an instant hit, revitalizing the whodunit genre and garnering enough fan attention for a sequel.Johnson also createdPoker Face, a murder mystery series on Peacock that was renewed for a second season. What has made his latest projects unique is how Johnson is constantly changing the formula of his whodunits.
In an interview withThe Wrap, Johnson reveals that, now that the writers' strike is over, he is putting all of his effort intowritingKnives Out 3. “It’s coming along. I obviously couldn’t work during the strike, and now that it’s over, I’m diving in full force, and so it’s coming along," Johnson said. “I’ve got the premise, I’ve got the setting, I’ve got what the movie is in my head. It’s just a matter of writing the damn thing.” It seems like Johnson does not have a script yet, but definitely has an outline of the film in his head.
Johnson has not revealed any details of his plans forKnives Out 3, but if it follows the themes of the first two films, fans can probably expect a rich person to die and Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc will attempt to solve it. In a different interview, Johnson mentioned that he wanted tostep away from theA Knives Out Storysubtitlethat was attached toGlass Onion. Although there is no title for the third film yet, hopefully, one will be revealed shortly with Johnson’s new subtitle.
It is great to hear that Johnson has a plan forKnives Out3and will start writing it soon. The first film was a great murder mystery movie and a refreshing break from the big IP blockbuster films flooding the box office. The sequel,Glass Onion, was a great continuation of the anthology series that kept a lot of the charm and intrigue of the first. However, it was able to stand on its own. Hopefully, Johnson can continue that success inKnives Out 3. Fans are now wondering what mystery will Benoit Blanc solve next, who will be a part of the ensemble cast, andif The Muppets will be involved.
