Knives Out (film)

Knives Out is an upcoming American mystery crime film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, and Christopher Plummer. The film has been described as a modern take on the whodunit murder mystery.

It is scheduled to be released on November 27, 2019, by Lionsgate.

Premise
A family gathering goes horribly awry when the family's patriarch dies and two detectives are sent to investigate the scene.

Production
The film was announced in September 2018, with Daniel Craig starring in the film, to be directed by Rian Johnson. The film was sold to distributors during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. In October 2018, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Toni Collette joined the cast. In November 2018, Christopher Plummer, Jaeden Martell, Katherine Langford, Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, and Raúl Castillo joined the cast. Frequent Johnson collaborator Noah Segan was announced as being in the film in December. Shannon has compared the film to the works of Agatha Christie. In March 2019, Frank Oz, who previously worked with Johnson in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, revealed that he would be appearing in a small role.

Johnson cited several classic mystery thrillers as influences on the film, including Evil Under the Sun, Murder by Death, Death on the Nile, The Last of Sheila, Deathtrap, Clue, Gosford Park, The Mirror Crack'd, Something's Afoot, Murder on the Orient Express and The Private Eyes.

Filming
Principal photography began on October 30, 2018, in Boston, Massachusetts and wrapped on December 20, 2018.

Release
Lionsgate acquired the film and set it for a November 27, 2019 release.