Netflix streaming company acquired Wednesday the rights to the two sequels of 2019's acclaimed movie “Knives Out” with Daniel Craig returning as Benoit Blanc and Rian Johnson writing and directing.
The streaming company declined to say how much it was paying for the movies but is reportedly paying about $450 million for the sequels, according to Deadline, making it one of Netflix’s largest acquisitions.
Production on the second “Knives Out” is to begin this summer and sees Daniel Craig reprising his role as inspector Benoit Blanc and Rian Johnson writing and directing.
Johnson is also set to produce along with Ram Bergman.
The original murder mystery movie 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.
The streaming company acquired the rights for the sequels after engaging in a bidding war with Amazon and Apple.
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