Knives Out 2 casting continues to be unimpeachable, adds Kathryn Hahn and Janelle Monáe
Film Features Janelle Monae
Hey, Knives Out 2? Maybe leave some cool and fun actors for the rest of Hollywood, alright? You’ve already Daniel Craig returning from the first movie, and you already added Edward Norton and Dave Bautista. Now you’re also getting Janelle Monáe and Kathryn Hahn? Any one of these actors could carry their own movie, but director Rian Johnson is just tossing them into what will presumably be another really good murder mystery with some kind of modern timeliness that pushes it over to the next level and also Daniel Craig does that amazing accent for a whole movie? Honestly, it’s just unfair to every other movie.
Luckily, it is very fair to us, the moviegoing public, though Knives Out 2 will be on Netflix and you don’t really go to a Netflix movie. Either way, Deadline says that the still-mysterious sequel added Hahn today after signing Monáe yesterday, continuing this week’s trend of new Knives Out 2 casting announcements coming literally every day. Will there be another one tomorrow? If not, we’re going to be unnecessarily disappointed… unless tomorrow’s announcement is that Johnson has been secretly filming Knives Out 2 this whole time and he does a Beyoncé-drop on Netflix? That seems unlikely, since production won’t start until later this year in Greece, but we certainly wouldn’t object to it.
The plot of the movie is still being kept under wraps, but given the fact that it’ll be filmed in Greece, we guessed in an earlier story that it will be about Craig’s Benoit Blanc going on vacation and accidentally stumbling onto another mystery at a resort full of colorful characters. Until we hear otherwise, we will assume that’s what it’s about.
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Janelle Monáe can’t act, though… perhaps it’s just the things I’ve seen her in, but still. Anyway, love to see the Kathryn Hahnaissance continue; Crossing Jordan gang, we outchea! Still haven’t watched WandaVision, but I did spend $5 to see The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, so no one can question my devotion.
I’ve seen The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard three times. I… need help.
Jesus Christ, Harold.
I know. I know.
I wouldn’t say that Monáe can’t act, more that she needs strong direction to work well. I found her plenty good in Hidden Figures, Homecoming and even Antebellum (which isn’t a great movie, but she did well). I’m pretty confident that Johnson can draw out a great performance from her.As for Hahn, she’s honestly due for a proper renaissance. I genuinely urge you to watch WandaVision, cause not only is she bloody fantastic, it’s truly a great show! I’m glad that she’s getting more variety in her roles, cause she has plenty of range.
Just from the sitcom references alone, WandaVision is right up my alley; I’ve been putting it off because I need to carve out time for a binge watch.
I think this is it. Monae is naturally incredibly charismatic but (at this point) still a pretty raw actress who can shine with solid direction.
Singer – ✔Model – ✔Yep, not really actor material.
What has she been bad in exactly? Her filmography isn’t exactly lengthy, but her breakthrough performances in Moonlight and Hidden Figures were pretty good.
I was thinking specifically of Moonlight and Hidden Figures, tbh. She’s better in the latter than the former, but she came across super wooden to me. Stilted “I’m only used to acting in music videos” vibes. Her work in Antebellum didn’t exactly blow my skirt up, either.
Agree to disagree, I guess. I thought the brought a natural warmth to her scenes in Moonlight that played really well off of Mahershala Ali.
Monae can’t carry anything – Homecoming season 2 and Antebellum were both weak because she was the lead – but she can turn in a solid (enough) supporting performance
I, too, am an acolyte in the Church of Hahn.
but I did spend $5 to see The Goods: Live Hard, Sell HardI ended up seeing that film because I had gone to see GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra the day before, and the theatre I was at accidentally destroyed their film in the third act, so they gave us free tickets- we used those to see The Goods the next day.Worst film I never spent a dollar on.
There still is room for an Evans cameo where he is strapped up like Hannibal Lecter and Blanc goes to see him.
While wearing an artfully distressed cable knit sweater over his prison jumpsuit.
Surrounded by thousands of letters from women who think they can change him.
Not just women, I cry to myself
“Not just women”, I say, crying to myself over my unanswered letters and half-knitted matching sweater
Fair, I forget how much of an icon Ransom was to my friends of the gay persuasion. Failed at being an ally there, and I am sorry.
I’m genuinely ecstatic that Hahn is getting more and more meaty roles, because boy does she deserve them. She has always been great imo, just that she’s been generally typecast in comedies. Not that it can’t be funny, but she’s way more hilarious than many of her movies have really given her credit for.Watch WandaVision you goons who haven’t seen it yet!
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Faster, knives! Knives are gaining on us!
Faster, Knives! Out! Out!
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Any time a numbered sequel comes out with a 2 NOT immediately followed by “: Electric Boogaloo” is, in my opinion, a travesty. As is the fact that B2:EB never got a sequel of its own, thereby depriving the world of Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo 2: Electric Boogaloo, or B2:EB2:EB. Basically what I’m saying is, Hollywood has a lot to answer for.
I agree, but I would also accept Knives Out 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold
2 Knives Out Crew: As Knivey As They Wanna Be
Knives out 2: We Too Have Knives.
Who Let the Knives Out?
Knives on a Plane
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Forks Out
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2 Knives 2 Out
We just need Danny DeVito and the internet will die from joy.
DeVito could be a great victim, some Greek tycoon who gets murdered.
When he’s dead, just throw him in the trash!
Get Glen Howerton to play the murderer.
Only if he’s a super hairy werewolf
Sorry he’s already the Warthog.
Honestly KnIIIves Out should just be Johnson directing Daniel Craig in an extended It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia murder mystery.
No one cares. Ryan is a freakin macaroni brain. of course I’m shadow banned on here so no one will see my comments
I can see your very stupid comment.
I do hope Johnson actually does what someone suggested. Make Benoit change his accent and no one notices or calls him out on it. Johnson loved the idea and said maybe Benoit would have a totally different accent in every movie.
I for one would love to hear Daniel Craig’s take on a French accent.
I think he should vary his accent based on his previous location. Southern accent in Massachusetts, so Mass accent in Greece.
he should put on a Spanish accent and then when someone asks where he’s from in Spain he responds “oh I’m from New England but I’ve spoken this way ever since I spent that summer abroad in Spain” and then just move on
I can’t tell if this is a Highlander reference or not.
LOL actually I was going for “Hilaria Baldwin” but missed wide left
Nobody calls him on it because it’s an entirely new cast who never met him before and likely will never see him again.
But he’s a famous detective so they know who he is and have likely heard him speak. Either way, it would be a fun thing to play around with and I am stoked for the sequel because the first one was just fantastic.
But he’s a famous detective so they know who he is and have likely heard him speak.
Which would make it even funnier because if he changes accents seemingly at random maybe the one he was using in Knives Out was the put on.
the cast of Knives Out is perfect. So far Knives Out 2 is 2/5, maybe 3/5 (i’ve never seen Monae in a movie)
but i thoight she was good where id did see her, Lettermen and The Oscars.
the Knives Out cast is so perfect Rian Johnson should reuse them all but have them play different characters. Plummer too. Have his kid/grandkid stand in for him
There were two ways I wanted them to go with future films:1. Same cast, all different roles except Craig. Conceit is you’re watching a theater group putting on different murder mysteries each time.2. Completely different cast, except Craig. It’s an anthology and there is no connective tissue save for Blanc himself.
Pretty sure it was going to be number 2 all along. I doubt they even call it “Knives Out 2″. Should be a completely different name.
Great ideas except id keep Craig. I thought he was great as Blanc
Both ideas center on keeping Craig as Blanc.
right. i missed the “except keep Craig” in #2.
2 knives 2 out
Well I guess we’ll know who it was all along.
Hahn will be the prime suspect at least.
Ah shit I shouldn’t known I wouldn’t be the first to make that joke.
I am all along with this casting.
Hmm, was this always intended to be a franchise of sorts? With Craig just doing Murder She Wrote minus the writing?
it will be about Craig’s Benoit Blanc going on vacation and accidentally stumbling onto another mystery at a resort full of colorful characters. Ha! And they said Death on the Nile wasn’t going to be released.
Ugh I freaking love the first film and the sequel is already shaping up to be my next anticipated film. Glad he got big payments for Knives Out 2 and 3.Star Wars franchise doesn’t deserves him.
Boy, Rian Johnson’s career sure went to shit after a bunch of gatekeepers with grey ponytails crapped all over his interesting Star Wars movie, huh?
Announcing Kathryn Hahn has joined the cast seems like a pretty big spoiler. What good is a murder mystery if you know who it was all along?
I wonder what key elements of Knives Out 1 will completely ignore all for the sake of subverting our expectations?/s
When I watch “Knives Out 2″ if it turns out it was Kathryn Hahn all along, I don’t know if I’ll be annoyed or impressed.