Netflix's Knives Out 3 (properly titled Wake Up Dead Man) has added another MCU star to its cast: Josh Brolin. He joins fellow Avengers: Endgame star Jeremy Renner and more in the film. Daniel Craig will also return as Detective Benoit Blanc in the threequel.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the latest Knives Out 3 cast addition. Brolin joins Craig, Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, and Mila Kunis.
What is Knives Out 3 about?
Plot details and characters are being kept under wraps. Other former MCU alums Chris Evans and Edward Norton were the primary bad guys in the previous Knives Out films, there are several in the third film (granted, Glass Onion featured Dave Bautista and Kathryn Hahn).
Rian Johnson will write and direct the film. He previously wrote and directed the last two films in the series. He will produce it as well with his producing partner, Ram Bergman, via T-Street.
The first Knives Out film was a big hit at the box office. Released in 2019, the film made over $300 million. This was a big feat for an original film.
Netflix subsequently acquired the rights to two sequels. The first, Glass Onion, was released in 2022. However, it didn't have nearly the same box office success. It grossed just $13 million during its theatrical run.
Granted, this wasn't the film's fault. Netflix gave the film the widest theatrical release of any film from the streaming service, but it was a far cry from what the first film got from Lionsgate. Plus, it debuted on Netflix just a month or so after its theatrical release, incentivizing viewers to wait until it dropped on streaming to watch it.
Daniel Craig has led both installments as Benoit Blanc. However, the casts around him have changed.
The first Knives Out featured Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, and Christopher Plummer, to name a few, in its ensemble.
Glass Onion featured Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., and Madelyn Cline in its ensemble.
Who is in Wake Up Dead Man?
Since Wake Up Dead Man has been revealed as the third Knives Out film's title, the cast has quickly assembled. Josh O'Connor and Cailee Spaeny were the first to join the ensemble. Quickly, the likes of Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, and Mila Kunis were cast.
Who is Josh Brolin?
Josh Brolin is an Oscar-nominated actor for his performance in Milk. He first gained notoriety for his performances in The Goonies and subsequently starred in The Road Killers, Bed of Roses, and My Brother's War.
His big breakthrough came in 2007 when Brolin starred in Grindhouse, No Country for Old Men, and American Gangster. Brolin followed these performances up with Milk, Jonah Hex, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Gangster Squad, and Oldboy before his MCU debut.
In Guardians of the Galaxy, Brolin made his MCU debut as Thanos. He appeared in the film's mid-credits scene and subsequently appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron. His first true leading role in the MCU came in Avengers: Infinity War. Thanos was the main antagonist of the film as well as its direct sequel, Endgame.
Some of Brolin's other notable credits include Deadpool 2 and Denis Villenueve's Dune and Sicario franchises. Coming up, Brolin will star in Brothers with Peter Dinklage.
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