Leslie Odom Jr. Joins Knives Out Sequel
THR is reporting that Leslie Odom Jr., who received an Oscar nomination for his role in One Night in Miami, has been added to the star-studded call sheet of Rian Johnson’ Knives Out sequel, joining franchise newcomers Kathryn Hahn, Janelle Monáe, Dave Bautista and Edward Norton, as well as returning star Daniel Craig.
Plot details are being kept zipped up in a bodybag, but the follow-up is due to shoot this summer in Greece and will be another big-name ensemble murder mystery anchored by Craig’s enigmatic Southern detective Benoit Blanc.
Netflix, which took over the franchise from MRC and Lionsgate, had no comment on the casting.
Johnson wrote the script, will direct, and is also producing with Ram Bergman under their T-Street banner.
In a massive $469 million deal, Netflix won the rights for two sequels and a readymade franchise. The only contingencies of the deal were that Craig must star in the sequels and that each must have at least the budget of the 2019 movie.