Everything we know about Knives Out 3

A new mystery is afoot… well, it almost is, as filmmaker Rian Johnson is reportedly hard at work on Knives Out 3, the third case for Daniel Craig’s Southern sleuth Benoit Blanc.

Released in 2019, Jonson’s first Knives Out adventure served up a classic whodunnit featuring an all-star cast that spanned Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Toni Collette and more.

By 2022, the Looper director was back at it with the sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, this time landing on Netflix after a brief stint in cinemas. With another devious plot to unpick and a fresh batch of famous faces to keep Blanc on his toes, it started to feel like Johnson had a franchise with a long future on his hands.

Word of a third outing seemingly confirmed this to be true - but what do we know about Knives Out 3?

When will Knives Out 3 be released?

Knives Out 3 does not currently have a release date but following an update issued by Deadline we know that production on the threequel is likely to start later in 2024.

Netflix commissioned Johnson for two follow-ups after the release of the first Knives Out, so the third movie in the series will land on their streamer whenever it’s ready. It’s also likely - but not yet confirmed - that Knives Out 3 will get a brief theatrical release, just like part two did.

Who is in Knives Out 3?

Besides the confirmed return of Craig's slick case-cracker Benoit Blanc, the full cast for Knives Out 3 has not yet been confirmed. As for who will be trying to pull the wool over his eyes, at his point it’s anyone’s guess.

Johnson has set himself a pretty starry standard, with the likes of Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe and even a brief Hugh Grant cameo populating his Knives Out sequel Glass Onion.

With this in mind, we can probably expect even more famous faces to appear in Knives Out 3.

What is the plot of Knives Out 3?

Like any good whodunnit, the plot of Knives Out 3 is shrouded in mystery. In fact, it’s pretty much completely obscured, as Johnson hasn’t revealed any real details about Benoit’s next case just yet.

He has confirmed it’s in the works though. Speaking to The Wrap, Johnson confirmed that the film is “coming along.”

“I obviously couldn’t work during the strike, and now that it’s over, I’m diving in full force, and so it’s coming along,” he told the outlet. “I’ve got the premise, I’ve got the setting, I’ve got what the movie is in my head. It’s just a matter of writing the damn thing."

Elsewhere, The Last Jedi filmmaker told Insider a little about its potential setting, saying: “I want it to be in America."

"There's a lot of tempting things of going to Paris or the Alps but I feel it's really important that these are American movies Even with Glass Onion, it's set overseas but it's a group of Americans who are trapped on an island together, so bringing it back to somewhere a little closer to home I think could be a good thing for the next one."

Is there a trailer for Knives Out 3?

No dice. A trailer for Knives Out 3 hasn’t emerged just yet. We’ll keep dusting for clues and post it here as soon as we find it.

Knives Out 3 is coming soon.