It might not be the trilogy you’d expect to be reading about here on Fantha Tracks, but the next trilogy from Rian Johnson is on the verge of being signed and will see The Force Awakens First Order Stormtrooper Daniel Craig return to the role of Benoit Blanc in two sequels to the 2019 smash hit Knives Out.
Netflix is closing in on a deal to make two sequels to the 2019 hit whodunit Knives Out, which Rian Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig reprising his role as super sleuth Benoit Blanc. Johnson, who wrote the original, has written the sequels and is producing with partner Ram Bergman. Sources said the deal will be worth north of $400 million, making it one of the biggest streamer movie deals in history.
A sequel was expected, but the recent discreet auction that went on between three streamers — Apple and Amazon were the others — was a surprise. How was it possible? The original was acquired in a single picture deal by MRC, which distributed the film through Lionsgate. The first film cost $40 million and turned in a global gross north of $311 million. Owned and licensed by Johnson and Bergman on a picture by picture basis, Johnson and Bergman had the right to make the richest sequel deal they could. It gives Netflix a bonafide event film franchise for its slate. The first picture will begin shooting June 28 in Greece, and casting will begin immediately.
- Hardcover Book
- Zahn, Timothy (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 432 Pages - 04/27/2021 (Publication Date) - Random House Worlds (Publisher)
