Daniel Craig SaysKnives OutFans Want to SeeWake Up Dead Manin Theaters Instead of Netflix

Mar. 15, 2025

Daniel Craig inWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.Photo:Rian Johnson/X

Rian Johnson/X

Daniel Craigis campaigning for his next turn asdetective Benoit Blancto hit theaters for an extended time.While Craig, 56, spoke withVarietyabout his upcoming movieQueerin an interview published on Monday, Nov. 4, he told the outlet that he believesWake Up Dead Manshould play in theaters for longer than one week before it releases on Netflix.“Hopefully, Netflix will push it out a bit, and people will get to see it,” the actor said. “The people I speak to — the fans, I suppose — all they want to do is take their families and go see it at the cinemas. That’s all they want to do. Hopefully we can give them that experience.”Craig starred as private detective Blanc in 2019’sKnives Out, which released in theaters, and in its 2022 sequelGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which released in theaters for one week before landing on the streaming platform.Daniel Craig in 2022’sGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Courtesy of NetflixThe nextKnives Outmovie costars Craig with an entirely new cast, includingJosh O’Connor,Cailee Spaeny,Andrew Scott,Kerry Washington,Glenn Close,Jeremy Renner,Mila KunisandJosh Brolin. The film is the second oftwo sequels filmmaker Rian Johnson agreed to make for Netflixback in 2021.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Johnson, 50, confirmed the third film’s title on May 24, when he shared a teaser clipto X; a voiceover in that clip described the upcoming movie as Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.” On June 10, the filmmaker shared afirst look photo of Craig sporting long hairin character as he announced filming on the movie had began. Johnsonreturned to Xon Aug. 17, to announce the film had wrapped production.Daniel Craig in 2019’s ‘Knives Out’.Lionsgate/Entertainment Pictures/Alamy"Went so fast! Best crew, incredible cast, this was a really special shoot and I cannot wait to put it together,” he wrote in that post, along with a blurry photo of a cemetery and a sign that read, “Please be mindful of the graves.“The plot ofWake Up Dead Manhas not yet been revealed. Brolin, 56, teased during a New York Comic-Con panel on Thursday, Oct. 17, that the third film in the series “felt more like the first one.““I read it and I was just like, ‘God, this is so well written. We just don’t read things like this anymore,’ " he said of receiving the film’s script.Queerreleases in limited theaters on Nov. 27.Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryis expected to release on Netflix in 2025.

Daniel Craigis campaigning for his next turn asdetective Benoit Blancto hit theaters for an extended time.

While Craig, 56, spoke withVarietyabout his upcoming movieQueerin an interview published on Monday, Nov. 4, he told the outlet that he believesWake Up Dead Manshould play in theaters for longer than one week before it releases on Netflix.

“Hopefully, Netflix will push it out a bit, and people will get to see it,” the actor said. “The people I speak to — the fans, I suppose — all they want to do is take their families and go see it at the cinemas. That’s all they want to do. Hopefully we can give them that experience.”

Craig starred as private detective Blanc in 2019’sKnives Out, which released in theaters, and in its 2022 sequelGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which released in theaters for one week before landing on the streaming platform.

Daniel Craig in 2022’sGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

The nextKnives Outmovie costars Craig with an entirely new cast, includingJosh O’Connor,Cailee Spaeny,Andrew Scott,Kerry Washington,Glenn Close,Jeremy Renner,Mila KunisandJosh Brolin. The film is the second oftwo sequels filmmaker Rian Johnson agreed to make for Netflixback in 2021.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Johnson, 50, confirmed the third film’s title on May 24, when he shared a teaser clipto X; a voiceover in that clip described the upcoming movie as Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.” On June 10, the filmmaker shared afirst look photo of Craig sporting long hairin character as he announced filming on the movie had began. Johnsonreturned to Xon Aug. 17, to announce the film had wrapped production.

Daniel Craig in 2019’s ‘Knives Out’.Lionsgate/Entertainment Pictures/Alamy

Lionsgate/Entertainment Pictures/Alamy

“Went so fast! Best crew, incredible cast, this was a really special shoot and I cannot wait to put it together,” he wrote in that post, along with a blurry photo of a cemetery and a sign that read, “Please be mindful of the graves.”

The plot ofWake Up Dead Manhas not yet been revealed. Brolin, 56, teased during a New York Comic-Con panel on Thursday, Oct. 17, that the third film in the series “felt more like the first one.”

“I read it and I was just like, ‘God, this is so well written. We just don’t read things like this anymore,’ " he said of receiving the film’s script.

Queerreleases in limited theaters on Nov. 27.Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryis expected to release on Netflix in 2025.

source: people.com