Janelle Monáe Joins Daniel Craig in "Knives Out 2"

American singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe is the latest A-lister to join Netflix’s highly-anticipated “Knives Out” sequel.

Plot details for the follow-up are kept under wraps, but it is set that the sequel will feature Edward Norton and Dave Bautista and to kick off filming this summer, which sees 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 under their T-Street banner.

The original murder mystery acclaimed movie was released in 2019 and starred Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, and Toni Collette.

It 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).

The original movie 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”.

Monáe most recently appeared on-screen in the 2020 movie "Antebellum". She also starred in the second season of the Amazon series "Homecoming". Monáe also released her most recent album, "Dirty Computer" on April 27, 2018.