Fresh news from the Toronto International Film Festival as Rian Johnson will be directing The Force Awakens very own Daniel Craig in Knives Out. Written by Johnson and produced by Ram Bergman, the production will film in November ahead of Craig’s final turn as James Bond and Johnson and Bergman’s continuing work on their own Star Wars trilogy.
This is how Johnson announced the news on his own Twitter feed.
Slow news day https://t.co/psc0dbjvxt
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) September 4, 2018
The film is best described as a modern day murder mystery in the classic whodunit style, infused with Johnson’s original voice that informed films from Brick to Looper.
The film came out of nowhere before major buyers received the script last night and gave every indication this will be a fevered auction. Longtime collaborators Johnson and Bergman confirmed for Deadline the details and sales plans for Knives Out, which they’ll finance through a new company they’ve hatched but haven’t yet named.
No confirmation as yet whether the title of the film is informed by Johnson’s personal experiences on Twitter.
