Knives Out
TheKnives OutCinemaCon footage offer a taste of writer / music director Rian Johnson ’s forthcoming mystery - thriller . Before he go back to the Galax urceolata far , far awayto oversee an all - newStar Warstrilogy , Johnson is return to his filmmaking roots with an Agatha Christie - inhale whodunit offense film . knife Outquickly descend into fruition late last class and almost immediately attracted cinephiles ' attention due to its star - studded ensemble . Headlining the cast is a who ’s who of A - listers including Daniel Craig , Lakeith Stanfield , Chris Evans , Jamie Lee Curtis , and several others .
With all that talent on both side of the tv camera , viewers are intelligibly intrigued by what Johnson has in store and distributor Lionsgate is excited by what they have . The studio apartment schedule it for a November 2019 release , placing it in the middle of a very competitive period at the box office that ’ll see dealership megahit ( Terminator : Dark Fate ) , vivify family films ( Frozen 2 ) and award contenders ( A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ) vying for slate sales . An officialKnives Outmarketing campaign has yet to get , but Lionsgate gave it some glare during CinemaCon .
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At the studio apartment ’s presentation yesterday , someKnives Outfootage was screened . Set to the iconic birdcall " live on and Let pop off , " the trailer primarily takes billet in a mansion , where detectives played by Craig and Stanfield are investigating the slaying of an 85 - year former military man ( Christopher Plummer ) . It began with Stanfield ’s character talking withAna de Armas(who plays Plummer ’s daughter ) and she jokes about how lovely Plummer ’s natal day political party was prior to his untimely death . Craig ’s lineament , notable for his Southern accent , asks that everyone stick around at the planetary house until the case is closed . Evans was a definite standout in the footage , shedding his Captain America persona by say hoi polloi repeatedly to"eat s***“and cracking that Craig is"CSI : KFC . "
TheKnives Outfootage was a firm mix of thriller and funniness , and most attendant savor what they saw . Throughout his career , Johnson has always been one to put smart spins on familiar genres and frame-up ( his first feature was a hard - boil noir set up in high school ) , so it ’ll be interesting to see what he come up with here . From the strait of it , Johnson ’s spin around a fun and witty yarn that ’ll outfit right in place with his previous filmography . If nothing else , this should leaven to be an amusingly entertaining palate cleanser for the film director before he does another deep nosedive intoStar Warsterritory . Johnson understandably had a great metre work with Lucasfilm onThe Last Jedi , but it ’s prissy he got this small break in between .
Another thing that ’ll be entrancing to learn is howKnives Outfares in theaters once it open . BeforeStar Wars , Johnson ’s films were n’t Brobdingnagian draws;Looperwas his highest - gross oeuvre with $ 66.4 million domestically , withBrothers BloomandBrickcombining to earn about $ 5.5 million . Of course , Johnson ’s profile ascend considerably afterThe Last Jedi , gain his name more recognisable to the masses and Lionsgate will surely want to play up that connexion during promotion . HopefullyKnives Outis capable to find an audience and pitch on its promise of being a singular and captivating original film this fall .
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