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Los Angeles (AFP) – Hit murder mystery “Knives Out” is set to become a whodunit movie franchise, with Daniel Craig’s Southern gentleman sleuth tackling a brand-new set of suspects, its creator told AFP.

The 2019 movie was a massive success for writer-director Rian Johnson, previously best known for the divisive blockbuster “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”

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An Agatha Christie homage about a family patriarch murdered in his sprawling mansion, “Knives Out” on Tuesday passed $300 million at the global box office, despite a budget of just $40 million.

“It’s always been in my head that if this one does alright, then it’d be really fun to do more of these,” said Johnson.

The film was nominated for the best original screenplay Oscar — losing out to history-making “Parasite” — and last week studio Lionsgate confirmed a sequel.

“It’s really more like another case, another set of suspects, another type of mystery, but with Daniel’s Benoit Blanc character there to solve it,” said Johnson.

He has begun writing the second film, with plot details under wraps — “I’m just starting to fish around… There will be a murder, I can say that!”

But there will be “a whole new cast and whole new location and everything.”

The first film boasted an impressive ensemble cast including “Captain America” Chris Evans, soon-to-be Bond girl Ana de Armas and veteran actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

“That’s the other fun thing about thinking about the next one… what other actors could we rope into this?” said Johnson.

– ‘Wood-paneled rooms’ –

Johnson first came up with the notion of “Knives Out” a decade ago.

Having dedicated four years to making 2017’s space epic “The Last Jedi” for Disney, Johnson was itching to quickly switch to something galaxies away from that “big filmmaking world.”

“I had a great time working on ‘Star Wars’… I genuinely enjoyed that aspect of it,” said Johnson.

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But the idea of a film “we could make quickly, and just have some fun with actors talking in wood-paneled rooms — you can see how that would be appealing,” he added.

Johnson remains linked to a brand new “Star Wars” trilogy, announced in 2017 but plagued by rumors it had been canceled after the experimental “Last Jedi” enraged die-hard fans.

“I still have a great relationship with Lucasfilm, and nothing’s been announced,” said Johnson.

– ‘Foghorn Leghorn’ –

Beyond the traditional detective formula, “Knives Out” earned praise for its comedic aspects, including its satirical look at the wealthy family’s prejudices.

And, of course, there was British 007 actor Craig’s drawling “deep South” accent, based on the late American Civil War historian Shelby Foote.

“It ended up being kind of Shelby Foote by way of Foghorn Leghorn,” joked Johnson.

“He would go, ‘Was that too much?’ And I’d say, ‘No keep going!’”

The accent drew scorn from some viewers, but Johnson insists Craig’s deliberately “humane and clownish” accent was “never just like a joke.”

“It takes a really, really good actor to go big and stay real.”

Although Craig is the only actor resuming his role, social and class themes from “Knives Out” are likely to return.

The genre provides the perfect chance to tackle social issues without appearing to lecture or preach, said Johnson.

“In a whodunit, you have this little microcosm of society with your group of suspects,” he said.

Just as Christie used the genre to turn “the lens on contemporary British society of her time,” the franchise offers “a great opportunity to me to set it modern-day in America and turn the lens on ourselves a little bit,” he added.

“Knives Out” is released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD by Lionsgate on February 25.

We don’t typically write about Hollywood paydays at /Film unless they’re especially huge, but a new report brings word of three new instances which absolutely fit that description. Writer/director Rian Johnson, producer Ram Bergman, and star Daniel Craig are all poised to make $100 million each thanks to the surprising Knives Out sequels deal that Netflix made last week. The deal itself was worth $469 million, but the fact that these three players will receive $100 million each puts them in rarified air in Hollywood history. That’s Robert-Downey-Jr-Avengers-level money.

According to a new piece in THR, “The pact gave Johnson immense creative control, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. He doesn’t have to take notes from the streamer. The only contingencies were that Craig must star in the sequels and that each must have at least the budget of the 2019 movie, which was in the $40 million range. Sources say that Johnson, Bergman and Craig stand to walk away with upwards of $100 million each.”

Again, that is a lot of money. Downey is the only person I can think of who’s in in the same stratosphere. For Avengers: Endgame, he’s rumored to have made around $75 million when you factor in his lucrative back-end profit participation deal.

If you’ll allow me to concern-troll for a moment: when you make that much money, you run the risk of becoming disconnected with reality to a degree and either being unwilling, unable, or uninterested in taking notes and advice from anyone when it comes to creative decision-making on future projects. That may sound great on paper, but it’s also probably how things like Dolittle end up happening. There is something to be said for the idea of compromises and restrictions being essential to creating the most interesting version of a film. But Johnson knows this, and he’s one of the most humble and hardworking people in the industry. I fully trust his creative instincts and have no doubt that these sequels will end up being great.

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The THR piece mentions that in January, “with the pandemic in full swing,” Johnson and Bergman (who own the rights to Knives Out) “questioned the near-term viability of theatrical releasing” and decided to go out to streamers for the sequels, and a bidding war erupted, with Netflix coming out victorious. There may be some grumbling about this deal being a big blow to theatrical moviegoing, but considering the circumstances around which this decision was made (remember, it was long before the vaccine rollout was as effective as it has since become), it’s tough to blame Johnson and Bergman for doing what they had to do in order to guarantee that these sequels could get made.

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