Although Rian Johnson noted that there is no performer whom he would consider a “white whale” for his up-and-coming Benoit Blanc/Knives out universe, there's one veteran actress he'd love to work with.
“There are so many great actors I would love to work with,” the Academy Award nominee. recently told our sister publication IndieWire. “But yes, if you are reading this, Meryl StreepI think you'd fit very well into a murder mystery.
When they said that Big little lies the alumna finally appeared in season 50 Saturday Night LiveJohnson added: “If Lorne [Michaels] Then we can, damn it, and we can too.
While Streep's resume speaks for itself (that's an understatement, of course), it's worth noting that she's already made her mark on the comedic murder mystery genre with Hulu. Only murders in the buildingwhich wrapped its fifth season last month. (Streep will next reprise her iconic role from The Devil Wears Pradaportraying the fierce glossy magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly in the film's 2026 sequel.)
Elsewhere in the interview, Johnson emphasized his love of creating Knives out films that began with the phenomenon of the first Ana de Armas vehicle, released in 2019.
“I really enjoy working with actors,” he said. “There are so many actors that I haven't worked with that I want to work with. And that's one of the real pleasures of making these films is the opportunity to meet new actors and these big actors. At the same time, I'd be lying if I didn't say one of the great things about making these films is that I get to know these actors, so when I write original stuff now, it's not those films, of course, I mean everything.”
Wake Dead: The Mystery of Drawing the Knives It is the third installment in a tonally expansive film series starring Josh Brolin, Josh O'Connor, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Andrew Scott, Glenn Close and Thomas Haden Church. As a result, Blanc (Daniel Craig) comes to an upstate New York town to solve the murder of a powerful, hate-spewing monsignor (Brolin).
The gothic and darkly satirical film, which opened in some theaters on the eve of Thanksgiving, will be released in theaters Netflix December 12. The box office has gone so far grossed over $4 million, which was praised by both critics and audiences.
