Dave Bautista Joins "Knives Out 2"

Former WWE superstar and Hollywood actor Dave Bautista joined Daniel Craig in Netflix's highly-anticipated “Knives Out" sequel.

Plot details for the follow-up are kept under wraps, but it is set that the second “Knives Out” will begin filming this summer, which sees Daniel Craig reprising his role as inspector Benoit Blanc.

The sequel is written and directed by Rian Johnson, who is also set to produce along with Ram Bergman.

The original murder mystery acclaimed movie was released in 2019 and centered around Blanc who along with his partner Lieutenant Elliott (LaKeith Stanfield) is tasked with finding out who killed beloved mystery author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer).

It earned about $311.3 million in the box-office worldwide from just a $40 million budget.

In March, Netflix streaming company acquired the rights to the two sequels of “Knives Out".

Furthermore, Bautista is also collaborating with Netflix on Zack Snyder’s zombie thriller “Army of the Dead”.

His upcoming film roles include Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” remake, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", and “Thor: Love and Thunder”.