Kathryn Hahn Added to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out Sequel

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Kathryn Hahn Added to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out Sequel

Emmy nominee Kathryn Hahn (Transparent) is joining Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, and Janelle Monáe in Rian Johnson’s murder mystery sequel Knives Out 2, according to Deadline. Similar to the previous casting announcements, no details have yet been released about the character Hahn will be playing in the feature.

Hahn most recently appeared in Disney+’s MCU series WandaVision, the limited HBO series I Know This Much Is True alongside Mark Ruffalo, and voices Paige Hunter in the animated series Central Park. Hahn will next be seen in the Apple TV+ series The Shrink Next Door, starring alongside Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd.

Production on Knives Out 2 is set to begin this summer in Greece, with Johnson back to write and direct the film, as well as produce alongside Ram Bergman. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as super sleuth Benoit Blanc. It was reported earlier this year that Netflix had acquired the franchise in a $400+ million deal that includes the next two installments.

Knives Out first hit theaters in November 2019 to rave reviews from critics, garnering three Golden Globe nominations and an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay, and was a smash hit at the box office, grossing over $311 million at the global box office on its $40 million budget.

The original film paid tribute to the celebrated works of Agatha Christie, plotting a modern-day murder mystery in which renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate the morning after his 85th birthday, sparking the interest of stylish private detective Benoit Blanc to investigate. Weaving his way through the eccentric Thrombey family and his devoted staff, Blanc must see through the intricate web of lies and red herrings to determine the truth behind Thrombey’s demise.

The ensemble roster for Knives Out was led by Daniel Craig (No Time to Die) as Blanc and Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World) as Harlan alongside Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049), Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame), Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water), Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah), Don Johnson (Django Unchained), Katherine Langford (Love, Simon), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Riki Lindhome (Kidding), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Jaeden Martell (Defending Jacob) and Noah Segan (The Pale Door).