Glenn Close TeasesKnives Out 3as 'One of the Best Experiences of My Life' with a ‘Cast from Heaven’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Glenn Close in 2019.Photo:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

Glenn Closetends to speak enthusiastically about her acting projects, but an upcoming one might be an all-time favorite.

Close, 77, is one of the stars of mystery-thrillerWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the nextDaniel Craig-ledKnives Outinstallment following 2022’sGlass Onion. “It’s truly one of the best experiences of my life,” says the actress with a grin.

“I’m filming in London,” she tells PEOPLE, “with Rian Johnson,” the film’s writer and director. “He’s such a fine human being. He’s kind, he’s brilliant. He has a great laugh!”

Johnson, 50,teased the upcoming moviein a June 10 social mediapost, offering the first glimpse of Craig, 56, returning to the screen as detective Benoit Blanc. “See you on the other side,” the filmmaker captioned the black and white photo, which shows Craig in a three-piece suit — and longer hair than fans of the shrewd private investigator are used to seeing.

Daniel Craig in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ via Rian Johnson/X.Rian Johnson/X

Rian Johnson/X

While not much is known aboutWake Up Dead Man’s plot yet, a teaser clip Johnsonsharedin May included voiceover stating the movie would follow Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.” Like its predecessors, the film features an all-star cast: in addition to Close, it starsCailee Spaeny,Kerry Washington,Mila Kunis,Jeremy Renner,Josh O’ConnorandAndrew Scott.

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The eight-time Oscar nominee is particularly excited about a scene she’s filming soon, although, of course, she can’t disclose details. “This coming two weeks, we have scenes where all of us are in the same room, and I just can’t wait to see what he does and what he does and what she does. It’s so much fun.”

Close admits she’s “happy that it’s such a great experience” because “I really hate to leave home.” Luckily, her faithful poochPip— “little Pippi,” she says — joins her and “wins over everybody on the set. He helps ground me and take me out of myself and help me not to be quite so homesick.”

(Left-right:) Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, Daniel Craig, and Leslie Odom Jr. in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’.John Wilson/Netflix

Among Close’s other upcoming projects are the moviesThe Deliverance(in theaters now and on Netflix Aug. 30),Brothers(in theaters Oct. 10 and streaming on Prime Video Oct. 17),The Summer BookandBack in Action. But after the fun ofWake Up Dead Man, she’s most looking forward to some time off. Close’s daughter Annie, who she shares with ex-husband John Starke, will be joining her for “a lovely time together in Italy,” she reports.

“And then I’m going to go home [in Connecticut] and see my sisters and my brother,” adds Close. “I really revolve around home because my whole family’s there — it’s just such a luxury.”

source: people.com