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- Daniel Craig spoke with people exclusively at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of his new film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery September 6th
- On the question of his third time playing detective Benoit Blanc will be his last, he said, “Who told you that?”
- Rian Johnson “has not written anything” beyond Wake up dead manconfirmed Craig and says he feels “very happy” to lead Knives out series
Could Daniel CraigThe third time Benoit Blanc plays his last?
At Toronto International Film Festival Premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery On Saturday, September 6, Craig, 57, reflected on the third of the author’s director Rian Johnson“Extraordinary” murder mystery films.
“How happy am I to play something like this?” The English star tells People on the premiere’s red carpet. Craig has played Shrewd Detective Blanc in 2019 Knives out and 2022’s Glass onion. Wake up dead man Is in the theater November 26 and flows on December 12.
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“That’s all I can think of when I think about this character,” Craig continues. “I mean, I’ve played (James) And now I suddenly play Benoit Blanc. It’s stupid happiness. I am very happy. ”
Asked about Wake up dead man Marks the end that he played the iconic character, Craig Quips, “Who told you that? Listen, I don’t know. Rian hasn’t written anything because we get this movie out.”
But, he adds, about the author-director, “writes another script and it is as good as I think it will probably be, then it is a simple decision.”
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With Craig at the TIFF premiere of the sequel was Johnson, 51, as well as stars Josh O’ConnorThe Cailee spaenyThe Glenn closeThe Josh BrolinThe Kerry WashingtonThe KunisThe Andrew ScottDaryl McCormack and Jeremy Renner.
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Johnson confirmed the third Knives out the film’s title in May, when he split A teaser clip On X that included a voiceover mentioning Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.” The filmmaker later shared a Photo by Craig Sporting Long Hair in character and announced That the film had wrapped the production.
To deal with the possibility of a fourth go-around with Benoit Blanc, Johnson said Amount By 2022, “If each of these really can be what Agatha Christie did, if it can not only be in a whole new place and a new role, but also tries something exciting, I will continue to do so as long as Daniel (Craig) and I have a good time. I will continue to do these as long as they let me.”
Craig finished its five-movie period that played iconic agent 007 with the 2021s No time to die. In March, Deadline reported that he was seen to go with Greta GerwigS big screen adaptation by CS Lewis’ The chronicles in Narnia novels.
After his world premiere, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Is in the theater November 26 and December 12. 12.25 Toronto International Film Festival 2025 September 4-14.
