Irish actor Andrew Scott, known for his performance in the Netflix series Ripley, is set to join the ensemble cast of Knives Out 3, American entertainment magazine Variety reported on Tuesday.
Scott will appear in the whodunit titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery alongside Josh O'Connor, known for his performance in Challengers, and Cailee Spaeny from Priscilla. Daniel Craig returns as the eccentric detective Benoit Blanc, continuing his central role in the series.
Rian Johnson, who helmed the first two films, is back as writer and director for this third instalment. He will also produce the film alongside Ram Bergman, his partner at T-Street, who collaborated on the previous films.
Production for Wake Up Dead Man is set to begin soon, with a release planned for 2025. Specific plot details remain under wraps.
The original Knives Out movie, released theatrically by Lionsgate in 2019, grossed an impressive USD 312 million worldwide. Netflix acquired the rights to the franchise and released the sequel Glass Onion in 2022 digitally.
Knives Out is known for its star-studded casts, with only Craig reprising his role in each film. The original featured actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Michael Shannon, while the sequel starred Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista.
Wake Up Dead Man will see Scott and Craig reunite, having previously shared the screen in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre. Scott, known for his breakout performance as Moriarty in the television series Sherlock, has been receiving accolades this year for All of Us Strangers and Netflix’s Ripley.
