Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
He works in mysterious ways.
Country
Production
Budget
$40 000 000
Box office
$1 600 000
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Tom Karnowski
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Rick Heinrichs, Irene Dimarca, Heather Rackstraw
Audition
Editing
Bob Ducsay
Whole Team (114)
Whole Team (114)
Short description
Benoit Blanc returns in his most dangerous case yet.
What's left behind the scenes
- The church was filmed near London. A vicar – Reverend Jane Widon – was constantly present on set. Once, Mila Kunis (who played police officer Geraldine Scott) mistook Widon for an extra.
- The film was shot in reverse order compared to the plot's development. Initially, only Daniel Craig, Mila Kunis, and Josh O’Connor were filmed; after a few weeks, almost all of the actors involved in the project joined them, and finally – last of all – Josh Brolin.
- Glenn Close's character wears a crucifix that the actress's father gave her (he received it himself at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican). The actress also wore this crucifix in Bill August's drama "The House of the Spirits" (1993).
- As with the previous film, the comedic detective story "Knives Out: Glass Onion" (Rian Johnson, 2022), the subtitle "A Knives Out Mystery" is never shown on screen. It only appeared on posters. Writer and director Rian Johnson has never hidden his dislike of the subtitle, stating that he wants each of his films to live its own life, like Agatha Christie's books, which were published without subtitles hinting to the reader about another meeting with Hercule Poirot.
- Actor Ricky Jay is mentioned in all three films of the franchise. In the first film from 2019, he was supposed to play the gardener, but passed away shortly before filming began, and only his photograph is shown in the film. In the second film of the franchise (2022), he is mentioned in passing, and in the third film (2025), a poster of his 1996 television film, "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants," is shown.
- Pastor Scott Bailey from Denver served as a religious consultant.
- Scott plans to reward Detective Elliott for giving her Blanc's phone. LaKeith Stanfield played the role of Elliott in the first film of the franchise, released in 2019.
- The autopsy scene featured a mannequin made to resemble Josh Brolin.
- The church was filmed near London. A vicar, the Reverend Jane Weedon, was constantly present on set. Once, Mila Kunis (who played police officer Geraldine Scott) mistook Weedon for an extra.
- The filming of the movie took place in reverse order compared to the plot's progression. Initially, only Daniel Craig, Mila Kunis, and Josh O'Connor were filmed; a few weeks later, almost all the actors cast in the project joined them, and Josh Brolin was the last to join.
- Glenn Close's character wears a crucifix given to the actress by her father (who had received it himself at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican). The actress wore this same crucifix in Bille August's drama 'The House of the Spirits' (1993).
- As was the case with the previous film, the comedic mystery 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' (Rian Johnson, 2022), the subtitle 'A Knives Out Mystery' is never shown on screen. It appeared only on the posters. Screenwriter and director Rian Johnson has never hidden the fact that he dislikes the subtitle; he wants each of his films to stand on its own, much like Agatha Christie, whose books were published without subtitles hinting to the reader that another encounter with Hercule Poirot awaited them.
- Actor Ricky Jay is mentioned in all three films of the franchise. In the first 2019 film, he was supposed to play the gardener, but he passed away shortly before filming began, and only his photograph is shown in the movie. In the second film of the franchise (2022), he is mentioned in passing, and in the third film (2025), a poster for his 1996 TV movie titled 'Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants' is shown.
- Pastor Scott Bailey from Denver served as the religious consultant.
- Scott plans to reward Detective Elliot for giving her Blane's phone. Luckitt Stanfield played the role of Elliot in the first film of the franchise, released in 2019.
- The autopsy scene featured a mannequin designed to resemble Josh Brolin.
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