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News18
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Revisit These Super Thrilling Whodunits Before Watching Mandala Murders
1/11 Ahead of Mandala Murders, here are some of our picks of classic whodunit tales that will serve you well if you are in for some mystery and crime-solving. (Image: IMDb) Raat Akeli Hai: Honey Trehan sets majority of this suspenseful drama in the night, constantly warning us of the terror that lurks in the dark and behind closed doors. Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays an incorruptible cop on a mission to unearth the truth and he will stop at nothing. (Image: IMDb) Identity: James Mangold's Identity is a terrific slow burn with a chilling climax reveal. With the movie set in drenching rain weather, the suspense weighs on you as body count rises. (Image: IMDb) Khiladi: Life is fun and games for college couple Raj (Akshay Kumar) and Neelam (Ayesha Jhulka) till one from their group gets brutally murdered. With suspicion of the crime falling on them, they struggle to evade arrest and find the real killer. (Image: IMDb) Knives Out: Knives Out is ensemble cast at its best. Set in the suburbs, the intriguing plot keeps throwing you off with red herrings till the time Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) catches the culprit. A thorough entertainer. (Image: IMDb) Knives Out: Knives Out is ensemble cast at its best. Set in the suburbs, the intriguing plot keeps throwing you off with red herrings till the time Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) catches the culprit. A thorough entertainer. (Image: IMDb) Zodiac: A David Fincher murder mystery needs no further justification. A serial killer is on the loose and the best minds are trying to decode his methods. Sadly, in real life too, the Zodiac killer evaded arrest. (Image: IMDb) The Girl on the Train: No one trusts a drunkard as it is and things start to get worse when Rachael Watson (Emily Blunt) is found in the vicinity of a crime scene. Will she be able to prove her innocence as she still tries to deal with her divorce and struggles to stay sober? (Image: IMDb) The Killing: Detectives Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman) are the most unlikely crime-solving duo. They don't meet eyes on anything but must stick together to nab the perpetrator when a teenager is murdered amidst a charged political campaign. (Image: IMDb) Memories of Murder: Inexperienced cop Park Doo-man (Song Kang-ho) is hell bent on ignoring facts for his silly theories to nab the serial rapist and killer who preys on young woman whenever it rains. As time passes by, the victim count only rises. This Bong-Joon Ho directorial has one of the most sombre endings and you will surely be left gutted. (Image: IMDb)
Toronto Sun
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Daniel Craig's ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' to screen at TIFF
Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc in 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.' Photo by Netflix Daniel Craig's Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is set to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The second film in the series, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , also debuted at Toronto's 47th edition in 2022, while the original Knives Out made its world premiere at the festival in 2019. In the third instalment of the whodunit franchise, Craig's snappily-dressed detective Benoit Blanc tackles an 'impossible crime' that he declares is his 'most dangerous case yet.' The ensemble cast will also feature Josh Brolin, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. Very few details about the mystery Blanc will be tasked with solving have been revealed, but writer-director Rian Johnson teased in a social media post that the title offers 'a little hint of where it's going.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I love everything about whodunnits, but one of the things I love most is how malleable the genre is,' Johnson teased in a statement posted to X . 'There's a whole tonal spectrum from (John Dickson) Carr to (Agatha) Christie, and getting to explore that range is one of the most exciting things about making Benoit Blanc movies.' Josh O'Connor and Daniel Craig in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.' Photo by Netflix After a presumably brief theatrical run, the threequel will premiere Dec. 12 on Netflix, which picked up the rights to two sequels after the first entry proved to be a success with moviegoers. But Wake Up Dead Man isn't the only high-profile film set to debut at the festival's 50th edition this September. Organizers also announced that Channing Tatum's Roofman will make its world premiere in Toronto. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Co-written and directed by Derek Cianfrance ( Blue Valentine , The Place Beyond the Pines ), the true-crime comedy follows a jailbird (Tatum) who secretly lives in a Toys 'R' Us. Kirsten Dunst plays the film's love interest. Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst star in 'Roofman.' Photo by Paramount Pictures Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass is also bringing The Lost Bus to Toronto. In the Apple-produced film, Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera play a bus driver and a teacher who helped rescue a bus full of children during California's 2018 Camp Fire. ' The Lost Bus is the story of quiet heroism — of people coming together in the face of the unthinkable. I'm honoured to have been entrusted with this story,' Greengrass said last month. Other notable films also announced Wednesday included Jodie Foster's A Private Life ; Chloe Zhao's Hamnet (which casts Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare); Clement Virgo's psychological thriller Steal Away ; Nicholas Hytner's The Choral (starring Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent and Simon Russell Beale); and Rental Family (a comedy-drama from Beef director Hikari). This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer at TIFF, hailed the diverse storytelling traditions the newly announced films represent. 'These films reflect a sweeping range of voices and styles that embodies the spirit of TIFF and our commitment to a public audience,' Lee said in a statement. Those titles join already announced films, including Alejandro Amenábar's The Captive , Steven Soderbergh's The Christophers , Sung-hyun Byun's Good News , Nia DaCosta's Hedda , and Chandler Levack's Mile End Kicks . Soderbergh's return to TIFF marks his 10th time at the festival after visiting with 1999's The Limey, 2005's Bubble , 2008's Che , 2009's The Informant, 2013's The Visitors (as a presenter), 2017's GFE – season 2 (as a producer), 2019's The Laundromat , 2021's Mr. Kneff, and last year's Presence. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This year's official screening venues will once again include TIFF Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Cineplex's Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, Glenn Gould Studio at the Canadian Broadcast Centre, Cinema Park at David Pecaut Square, and the Royal Alexandra Theatre. TIFF's Tribute Awards Gala , which in the past has honoured well-known names like Benedict Cumberbatch, Harry Styles, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix and Kate Winslet, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 7. In addition to the film screenings, the festival will be bringing back its popular offers In Conversation With… series, which features some of the biggest names in movies offering insight into their filmmaking process, as well as the popular Festival Street, which returns for opening weekend along King Street West, from Peter Street to University Avenue. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The festival is set to open with a Ryan Reynolds-produced documentary celebrating Canadian comedy legend John Candy. Colin Hanks directs. TIFF is the largest publicly attended film festival in the world and many of the movies that Canadians first see in Toronto become big players during awards season, including this year's Best Picture winner Anora . 'People love movies here, but it's not a snobbish film audience,' TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey says of festival goers. 'They really embrace stories that speak to the heart, as well as the head, and people coming to TIFF love the experience of discovering new films. It's not just for an elite group.' The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs Sept. 4–14. mdaniell@ Read More Crime Entertainment Sunshine Girls NFL Canada
Time of India
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Rian Johnson reveals future plans for more parts of the 'Knives Out' franchise, ahead of the third installment's release
Filmmaker Rian Johnson is talking about what the future holds for the Knives Out franchise, and it appears that Benoit Blanc fans will have more mysteries to ponder after the third installment. Johnson recently told Rolling Stone that he is excited to continue the murder mystery story and that the process continues to inspire him creatively. 'I feel great! Because I have genuinely taken a swing each time that I didn't think would work,' Johnson said. 'Ultimately, that's the thing you're trying to avoid. The second you feel like you know how to do this, that leads nowhere good.' Every Knives Out film is intended to be a novel and distinctive experience, Johnson underlined. 'With the movies, we can keep doing that,' he stated. 'I don't have something in my head right now. You kind of burn the ship into the sea each time and ask yourself, 'How will I make anything ever again?' But I would keep doing them as long as I can.' The franchise started with the critically and commercially successful films Knives Out in 2019 and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery in 2022. By the end of 2025, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the third movie, will be available on Netflix. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo Regarding the new movie's tone, Johnson disclosed that Wake Up Dead Man will be very different from the previous one. 'It's incredibly different,' he remarked. 'It's much more a Gothic, much more grounded tone. It's more similar to the first one in that way. It kind of gets back to the real origins of the genre, which, predating [Agatha] Christie, go back to [Edgar Allan] Poe.' The future of Knives Out appears bright—and mysterious—with Daniel Craig returning to his role as detective Benoit Blanc and Johnson still full of new ideas.
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Latest Daniel Craig Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man will open London film festival
The latest Knives Out film in the popular sleuthing series starring Daniel Craig as private eye Benoit Blanc will open the 2025 London film festival, it has been announced. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the third in the series written and directed by Rian Johnson. Like its predecessors, it is inspired by Agatha Christie murder mysteries but in 2023 Johnson said of the film: 'The goal is to strike out in a completely new direction tonally and thematically'. While Craig is returning as Blanc, Johnson has assembled a new cast including Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis. No details of the film's plot have been revealed, though both O'Connor and Brolin appear to be playing priests. The subtitle Wake Up Dead Man is, like the previous Knives Out film, a reference to pop music. It is the title of a song by U2, in contrast to the Beatles' Glass Onion of the second film. Craig was reported to have received about $100m (£74m) for his appearances in Glass Onion and Wake Up Dead Man, with the rights to both films costing Netflix a combined $450m. The writing and development stage of the third film was delayed by the writers' strike in 2023, and it was shot in the UK in the summer of 2024. The London film festival screening is billed as an 'international' premiere, meaning the film is to have a world premiere in North America, most likely at the Toronto film festival in September. The London film festival runs from 8-19 October.
Daily Mirror
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I went to a Knives Out-inspired whodunnit dinner and was not expecting this'
If you take Cluedo a little too seriously, this immersive dinner could be the next best activity date for you. I went along to The Perfect Bite experience, with tantalising drama and a murder to be solved Ever fancied yourself as Sherlock Holmes or Benoit Blanc? Or maybe you watched the Knives Out films and thought you'd love to be involved in a whodunnit investigation? Either way, if you're looking to add a little more bite to your usual romantic dinner, The Perfect Bite could be the next best dinner date idea. The Perfect Bite - hosted at Gaucho, City of London - adds a tantalising twist to your standard meal, serving up an evening of entertainment while you enjoy your steak and chips. By attending this limited time event, you're signing yourself up to a delicious four-course meal but you'll have to work for it, as you attempt to solve a twist-filled murder mystery, led by detective Logan Locke. READ MORE: Daniel Craig looks unrecognisable as he steps out in Venice with wife Rachel Weisz I have to say I wasn't expecting the level of suspense while enjoying my meal. Couples were embroiled in full blow arguments, suspects had breakdowns as we questioned them over their involvement and double lives were exposed. I worked alongside three other guests to find clues between courses, and watch the drama unfold as suspects revealed their true colours as the plot thickened. The Perfect Bite serves as an ideal immersive experience for a group of friends or as an exciting change to your usual date night. I left Gaucho feeling fulfilled, not only had I enjoyed a tasty meal, but I'd also solved a murder and had a decent dose of drama to go and tell my friends about. The Perfect Bite is inspired by Netflix 's Knives Out, which is set for a third instalment. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery sees Daniel Craig reprising his role as the charming sleuth Benoit. Joining him is an A-list cast including Josh O'Connor (known for Challengers and The Crown), Cailee Spaeny (Alien: Romulus, Priscilla), Mila Kunis (Black Swan) and the legendary Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, 101 Dalmations). Jeremy Renner is also making a comeback to the franchise. Devotees will recall his stint as the mascot for a hot sauce brand in Glass Onion, but his character in Wake Up Dead Man is entirely unrelated. The latest instalment will hit the streaming service on December 12, 2025, but Craig admitted that he'd love for the movie to go into theatres. 'Hopefully, Netflix will push it out a bit, and people will get to see it. The people I speak to – the fans, I suppose – all they want to do is take their families and go see it at the cinemas. That's all they want to do. Hopefully we can give them that experience,' the former James Bond star told Variety. Netflix's first-look prompted reactions from fans, with one saying: "Let's go. Love Daniel Craig in this role," while another commented: "I'm just here for Benoit Blanc's Southern charm and all the chaos in between." Another film enthusiast predicted: "This mystery is shaping up to be the best one yet." How to book The Perfect Bite Immersive Dinner The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience Inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery takes place at Gaucho City of London. This exclusive event launched on June 5, 2025. Seating is limited, so grab your tickets before they vanish! Ticket prices: General Admission Individual ticket: £140 + VAT Table of 4: £499 + VAT (£124.75 per person) Prime Time (Fridays & Saturdays)
