Although Knives Out 3 stalled, writer and director Rian Johnson gave an update on the next installment.
Rian Johnson’s latest update on the third Glass Onion film will please fans of Knives Out and Knives Out 2.
He mastered the murder mystery genre from his debut film, Brick (2005). As a result of Knives Out, the whodunit genre was revitalized and a sequel was made. Johnson created Poker Face, a murder mystery series on Peacock that was renewed for a second season. Johnson is constantly changing the formula of his whodunits, making his latest projects unique.
During an interview with The Wrap, Johnson shares that he is fully focused on writing Knives Out 3 now that the writers’ strike has ended. “It’s 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,” Johnson said. “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.”
He assures that he has a solid premise, setting, and overall concept for the movie already mapped out in his mind; he just needs to put it all down on paper. It appears that while Johnson does not have a completed script yet, he definitely has a clear outline for the film.
If Knives Out 3 follows the themes of the first two movies, fans can expect Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc to try to solve a wealthy person’s death. As Johnson stated in another interview, he wanted to move away from the subtitle A Knives Out Story that accompanied Glass Onion. Johnson has not yet revealed a title for the third film, but hopefully one with Johnson’s new subtitle will be revealed soon.
Exciting news
Johnson is already working on Knives Out 3, following the success of the first film. Fans were relieved to see a break from the usual blockbuster films at the box office with the first installment’s intriguing murder mystery. Glass Onion, the sequel, expertly continued the anthology series while maintaining its unique charm. One can only hope that Johnson will continue this winning streak with Knives Out 3. Fans eagerly anticipate Blanc’s next case, potential cast members, and perhaps even a cameo from The Muppets.
What is Rian Johnson known for?
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and its sequel, Glass Onion (2022).
Outside of film, Johnson directed three episodes of the television drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2013 for his work on the season 5 episode “Fifty-One”.
The third installment of Knives Out is currently in development.
