‘Knives Mystery’ adds Darryl McCormack to cast

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Darryl McCormack (Good luck to you, Leo Grande) Join the cast Dead Man’s Wake: A Knives Mysterythe third film in Take out the knives The franchise has been confirmed by writer-director Rian Johnson.

There is no word on what role he will play in the trilogy, in which Daniel Craig returns to play famous Southern detective Benoit Blanc. As previously announced, the other actors in the cast this time around are Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, and Mila Kunis.

A contemporary revival of the murder mystery genre Take out the knives The franchise focuses on the investigations surrounding Craig’s character, Blank. The series launched with Johnson’s 2019 film of the same name, starring Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer and others, which grossed over $310 million worldwide. Following the popularity of the first film, which received an Academy Award nomination for its screenplay, Netflix acquired the rights to produce two series for $450 million – the first of which, Glass Onions: A Knives Mysteryreleased in 2022.

Johnson directs The dead man woke up From his own script, he also produces alongside his partner Ram Bergman for T-Street.

He is best known for starring opposite Emma Thompson in the hit Sundance drama Good luck to you, Leo Grandewhich was released on Hulu by Searchlight McCormack is a BAFTA Award-nominated Irish actor who is also known for series such as The woman in the wall, Bad sisters And Slim masks. Next, it will be seen at Paramount Tornadoesout July 19, and the star-studded thriller holiday.

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