Actors Josh O’Connor and Cailee Spaeny are set to join Daniel Craig in the upcoming Knives Out instalment titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, US-based entertainment magazine Deadline reported on Monday.

Rian Johnson is returning as director and writer, and he will also produce the film alongside his partner, Ram Bergman, through T-Street Pictures.

While specific plot details remain under wraps, production for the new film is scheduled to begin next month, with a release planned for 2025. The previous instalment, Glass Onion, featured Craig reprising his role as the renowned detective Benoit Blanc and premiered on Netflix in 2022.

Josh O’Connor, celebrated for his Emmy-winning role as Prince Charles in The Crown and his breakout performance in God’s Own Country, last featured in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist. O’Connor’s upcoming project includes The History of Sound with Paul Mescal.

Cailee Spaeny recently played the role of Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla and also appeared in the A24 hit Civil War directed by Alex Garland. Her next major role is in 20th Century’s Alien: Romulus.