Netflix Buys ‘Knives Out’ Sequels for $400 Million Plus, Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson to Return

Netflix is nearing a deal to buy the rights to produce the sequels to “Knives Out,” a second and third film, and both director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig are expected to return to the franchise.An individual tells TheWrap the deal is worth above $400 million, while another individual says reported figures are inaccurate.The original “Knives Out,” a murder mystery in the vein of an Agatha Christie whodunit that was released in 2019, was an acquisition as part of a single picture deal with Media Rights Capital (MRC) and was released by Lionsgate.

It made over $311 million worldwide on a budget of $40 million.

The film rights were owned by Johnson and producing partner Ram Bergman.The “Knives Out” sequels have casting underway, and production hopes to begin in Greece in late June, though dates and exact location have not been set in stone as the project is still in early days.

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