Rian Johnson revitalized the whodunit with Knives Out. Building on classic mysteries like those by Agatha Christie, his story of a wealthy family struggling for control of an inheritance left fans clamoring for more. This led to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, another story of the ultra-rich getting their comeuppance at the hands of Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig).
But for the third movie, this December’s Wake Up Dead Man, the series is swapping out its usual tone of intrigue for something creepier. It’s a big change, but it’s just what the story needs to continue its love letters to the murder mysteries of old.
