Jessica Henwick joins Daniel Craig in 'Knives Out 2'

Netflixs upcoming Knives Out sequel has added actor Jessica Henwick to the already packed star cast of the filmAs per Deadline the actor has joined the first sequel to Knives Out teaming up with a starstudded list of previously announced cast members including Kate Hudson Kathryn Hahn Dave Bautista Janelle Monae Leslie Odom Jr and Edward NortonActor Daniel Craig who essayed the role of master sleuth Benoit Blanc in the hit 2019 whodunnit will reprise the role in the sequelThe upcoming second installment will be written and directed by Rian Johnson He is also set to produce with Ram Bergman under their TStreet banner Plot details are being kept under wraps but the followup will be another starstudded murder mystery anchored by Craigs character BlancKnives Out was released via Lionsgate in 2019 earning a total of USD 3114 million at the box office on a USD 40 million budget Johnson who earned a 2020 Oscar nomination for the Knives Out screenplay told The Hollywood Reporter that he began working on the script shortly after the first film was releasedIn a massive USD 469 million deal Netflix recently won the rights for two sequels and a readymade franchise The only contingencies of the deal were that Craig must star in both the sequels and that each must have at least the budget of the 2019 movieThe original Knives Out starred Craig Chris Evans Jamie Lee Curtis Ana de Armas Christopher Plummer Michael Shannon and Toni Collette among many othersIt is currently unclear whether or not any of the original films cast members will join Craig for the new murder mystery which is planning to start production in Greece this summerThe first film was born out of Johnsons love for Agatha Christie novels and he set out to write his own whodunnit focussing on the demise of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey Plummer which sets off a fight for his estate among his children and grandchildrenAmong the dysfunctions within the deceaseds family Detective Blanc Craig arrives to investigate the suspicious circumstances of Thrombeys death with everyone a suspectHenwick had her first breakout role in the Netflix and Marvel series Iron Fist She followed that up by landing a coveted leading role in the next chapter in The Matrix series starring opposite Keanu Reeves and CarrieAnne MossShe is currently filming The Gray Man opposite Ryan Gosling and Chris EvansAlso Read James Bond actor Daniel Craig pays tribute to original 007 Sean ConneryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever