Rian Johnson is already teasing what could come next for the Knives out universe, even as the third film in the series has just made its debut.
Wake up dead manThe latest mystery starring Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc, arrived on Netflix on December 12, and while fans are still digesting that story, Johnson is cautiously looking ahead.
In a recent conversation with Entertainment Weeklythe filmmaker confirmed that the first ideas about a fourth Knives out The movie is starting to come together, although nothing is close to being done.
“I have some basic, elementary conceptual ideas. Like, ‘Okay, it would be interesting if it were this kind of thing,'” Johnson shared. At the same time, he highlighted how early the process really is.
“I don’t have any concrete ideas. I don’t have a theme yet. I don’t have a location. It’s really quite vague, and I feel like it’s good to keep it a little vague until I’m ready to sit down and write it.”
For now, Johnson is not rushing to return to the world of Benoit Blanc. He explained that he hopes to direct at least one original film before returning to the franchise, noting that each Knives out The film is meant to reflect the era in which it was made.
That approach, he said, requires patience rather than speed.
“For me, part of making these films is reacting to the present moment, not necessarily with current events or politics or culture specifically, but in terms of what we’re all feeling in the world at that moment,” Johnson said.
He added that the films are not intentionally timeless.
“I like that these films are not timeless per se, and that they all have one foot in something that is common to all of us in our present moment,” he explained, reiterating that keeping ideas loose helps preserve that creative instinct.
He Knives out The franchise began in 2019 with the theatrical release of the original film.
Netflix later acquired the rights to two sequels, releasing Glass Onion in 2022.
Wake up dead man It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and also had a limited theatrical run starting November 26.
While a fourth installment isn’t officially in development, Johnson’s comments make one thing clear: the door to another Benoit Blanc mystery is wide open, but not completely unlocked just yet.
