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Kate Hudson Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’ Sequel Cast

May 20, 2021 1:43 pm

Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” sequel, coming to Netflix, has yet another major star attached to the cast. Shocking, I know. Am I beginning to sound like a broken record, as seemingly every couple of days, a new ...

Kathryn Hahn Joins Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel

Charles Barfield

May 13, 2021 2:22 pm

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2021 has been a pretty great year for Kathryn Hahn thanks to her fan-favorite role in “WandaVision.” The veteran actress is no stranger to TV series or major films, but her fame reached new heights, turning he...

Janelle Monae Joins Rian Johnson’s All-Star Cast For ‘Knives Out 2’

Charles Barfield

May 12, 2021 1:38 pm

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As happened previously when the original “Knives Out” was gearing up for production, we’re beginning to see a slow trickle of casting information regarding who is going to show up in the highly-anticipated seq...

Edward Norton Joins The Cast Of The ‘Knives Out’ Sequel From Writer-Director Rian Johnson

Charles Barfield

May 11, 2021 1:53 pm

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Obviously, judging by the insanely star-studded cast of the original “Knives Out,” you had to assume writer-director Rian Johnson was going to make sure to somehow at least find a way to equal the star power f...

‘Knives Out 2’ Becomes A ‘Spectre’ Reunion As Dave Bautista Is Set To Star Opposite Daniel Craig

Christopher Marc

May 11, 2021 10:28 am

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The deal between the streaming giant Netflix and filmmaker Rian Johnson for the next two sequels to his fantastic whodunnit comedy "Knives Out" for a whopping $400+ million made headlines, as star Daniel Craig...

Rian Johnson & Daniel Craig Reportedly Could Earn $100 Million Each From Netflix’s ‘Knives Out’ Deal

Charles Barfield

April 7, 2021 12:17 pm

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Though “Knives Out” would go on to have some awards recognition and become a sleep box office hit, during the marketing campaign for the Rian Johnson film, the classic whodunnit seemed like a fun little side-p...

Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Franchise Sell To Netflix In Historic $400M Deal; First Sequel With Daniel Craig Starts Production In June

Christopher Marc

March 31, 2021 6:08 pm

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Rian Johnson's whodunnit "Knives Out" helped re-establish the filmmaker after the successful but fan-polarizing "Star Wars" installment, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." It gave us a fantastic new detective with Da...

Rian Johnson Calls Writing ‘Knives Out’ Sequel A “Mindf*ck”

Charles Barfield

September 23, 2020 12:08 pm

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You know that new Hercule Poirot movie, starring Kenneth Branagh, coming out next month? The one that’s called “Murder on the Orient Express 2?” Oh wait, it’s called “Death on the Nile” and is actually not a s...

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The 8 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ ‘Knives Out’ & More

Jason Bailey

June 16, 2020 8:03 pm

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Rian Johnson Says He’ll Probably Never Make A Horror Movie

Rafael Motamayor

April 11, 2020 2:01 pm

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Being a horror fan, I secretly wish every known filmmaker dive into the genre at one point in their careers. Spielberg started in horror before branching out, so did Edgar Wright, Richard Donner, Guillermo del...

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