BFI London Film Festival: WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY London Premiere

Posted on October 09, 2025

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The cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery hit the London premiere red carpet in fighting form, which means no one was slacking off for this one. The results, however, were not always worth the effort.

 

Daniel Craig in Fox Brothers
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This is lovely — or at least it would be if the jacket wasn’t pulling oddly across his chest. We love a pale blue dress shirt and rep tie combo.

 

 

Cailee Spaeny in Miu Miu
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The bodice is pretty, but the skirt marries to it in a really odd and distracting way. The top and the bottom don’t look like they belong together.

 

Kerry Washington in Oscar de la Renta
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Can’t argue with a bit of that, although we think her makeup is making her look a little unrecognizable.

 

 

Andrew Scott
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None of these colors look good on him and despite his constant attempts to do so, he just can’t pull off these vaguely sloppy styles.

 

 

Glenn Close in Giorgio Armani
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Just look at this diva. Meryl could NEVER. We love that she takes risks with her fashion but manages not to lapse into Wacky Aunt territory. We don’t love the neckline and it seems like the fit is off in the bodice, but this is such a strong and unique look.

 

Mila Kunis in Dolce & Gabbana
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Another gown with an odd bodice-to-skirt marriage. The proportions look off and everything looks like it’s held together with pins.

 

 

ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus. When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. Wicks’s modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq. (Kerry Washington), aspiring politician Cy Draven (Daryl McCormack), town doctor Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), best-selling author Lee Ross (Andrew Scott), and concert cellist Simone Vivane (Cailee Spaeny). After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rian Johnson writes and directs Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and assembles another all-star, award-winning cast.
DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson
WRITER: Rian Johnson
PRODUCERS: Ram Bergman, Rian Johnson
CAST: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church

In Select Theaters November 26, 2025
On Netflix December 12, 2025

[Photo Credit: Kate Green/Getty Images for BFI, Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI, Ian West/PA Images/INSTARimages – Video Credit: Netflix/YouTube]

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