Rian Johnson‘s third Knives Out movie is continuing to expand its cast.
Andrew Scott joins the growing list of performers for the latest film in the crime franchise, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Last week, director Johnson announced the movie’s title as Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Scott joins previously confirmed castmembers Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor and Cailee Spaeny in the project that counts Johnson and Ram Bergman as producers.
Netflix announced last week that the third film will follow a new murder mystery in a yet-to-be-disclosed setting and will feature another colorful array of suspects catching the attention of returning detective Benoit Blanc (Craig).
Scott recently starred in the Netflix series Ripley, with the adaptation of author Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley debuting last month. Scott was seen in last year’s drama feature All of Us Strangers and is also known for roles in the series Fleabag and His Dark Materials.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) last week, Johnson revealed that Knives Out 3 would soon be heading into production. He also noted on the social media platform at the time, “I love everything about whodunnits, but one of the things I love most is how malleable the genre is.”
The initial 2019 film Knives Out was released by Lionsgate and surpassed $310 million at the global box office. It featured an ensemble cast that included Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Plummer.
THR previously reported that Netflix ponied up more than $450 million for a pair of sequels. Its first follow-up, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, hit the streaming service in 2022 and starred Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista alongside Craig.
Variety was first to report the news of Scott’s casting.
