Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out 2’ provides Edward Norton

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: The sequel to Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” goes to be one other star-studded affair as actor Edward Norton has boarded the forged.

Netflix not too long ago purchased the rights to develop two follow-ups to the homicide thriller film for a whopping USD 450 million reportedly.

Norton, recognized for films akin to “Fight Club”, “The Italian Job”, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Birdman”, joins Dave Bautista and British star Daniel Craig, who will reprise his function of grasp detective Benoit Blanc.

According to Deadline, the plot particulars for the second film have been saved underneath wraps.

Johnson will return to direct and can also be producing with Ram Bergman underneath their T-Street manufacturing banner.

“Knives Out”, which was launched to crucial acclaim in 2019, adopted a household gathering gone horribly awry, after the household patriarch’s demise leads detective Benoit Blanc to research.

The whodunnit additionally featured Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.

The movie was produced by Media Rights Capital (MRC) and was distributed by Lionsgate.

It earned USD 311.4 million on a USD 40 million funds, with Johnson garnering a nomination for an Oscar for finest authentic screenplay.

Production on the brand new film is ready to start this yr in Greece.