Not to be dramatic, but the entire fanbase is collectively screaming right now as Daniel Craig is officially returning as Benoit Blanc this December 12th! ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ final trailer recently came out by Netflix. And let’s be honest, after watching the trailer, one thing is obvious; that even Blanc looks a little spooked by this case.
This time, he is digging into the murder of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, played by Josh Brolin, and the suspects are so messy you almost need a church bulletin just to keep track of them.
The clues are tiny, and the stakes are massive
The trailer wastes no time throwing us into the deep end, as we see Father Jud Duplicity (Josh O’Connor) standing over a very dead Monsignor with literal blood on his hands, which is not subtle. Mila Kunis’s Chief Geraldine Scott immediately points out the obvious, that Jud was the only one on stage with Wicks, and to make matters worse, he wasn’t exactly the Monsignor’s biggest fan. It’s practically a “how not to look guilty” masterclass.
Audiences get a glimpse of Andrew Scott’s Lee Ross as he tries to cut through the intensity with a bit of humor outside the church, but the tension still hangs in the air like incense that won’t clear.
And just when everyone’s side-eyeing the poor priest, we see Benoit Blanc strolling into upstate New York looking like a man who’s seen one too many impossible crimes and is ready for one more. Fans and audiences watch him poke around the church, interview suspects, and pick up tiny clues nobody else notices. And then comes the twist as Glenn Close’s Martha Delacroix drops a major nugget about Monsignor Wicks, who had a “vast family fortune,” which opens up a whole new world of motive.
The rest of the cast flashes by like a detective’s dream roster. We see Jeremy Renner as the town doctor, Kerry Washington as a tightly wound lawyer, Daryl McCormack as an ambitious politician, Cailee Spaeny as a cellist with suspiciously sharp instincts, and Thomas Haden Church as a groundskeeper who seems to know too much. Basically, everyone looks guilty, which is exactly how Rian Johnson likes it.
Symbolic graffiti and a duo who might accidentally solve a murder
Interestingly, Father Duplicity appears to be teaming up with Blanc, whether intentionally or out of panic. The two follow cryptic clues into abandoned houses, mysterious bars, and questionable backrooms. One shot even shows Duplicity witnessing a strange exchange between Glenn Close and Thomas Haden Church’s characters, which definitely feels like a breadcrumb worth following.
By the time the trailer is about to wrap up, we see one of the most striking images as Wicks’ mausoleum is defaced with odd symbols. It has rockets, doodles, and something we are clearly supposed to interpret later. It’s a little funny and completely on-brand for this franchise, given the hype it has already created.
Netflix’s official synopsis calls this Blanc’s “darkest case yet,” and honestly, we can relate. A murdered monsignor, a priest under fire, and a town full of secrets? It’s practically a miracle anyone survived long enough to become a suspect.
The film hits select theaters this November 26 before streaming on Netflix December 12, and if the trailer is any indication, this might be the most unhinged Knives Out mystery ever made.
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