Knives Out 3
Summary
Wake Up Dead humans : A Knives Out Mysteryhas impart another major virtuoso to the cast . TheupcomingWake Up Dead Manis the 2d sequel to Rian Johnson ’s 2019 mystery hitKnives Out , which introduced Daniel Craig ’s idiosyncratic individual detective Benoit Blanc . Just like the previous movies , this third installment will feature the investigator being plunge into the center of a raw murder whodunit , surrounded by a huge all - star mold . Previous headliner who have appeared in Blanc mystery include Chris Evans , Ana de Armas , Jamie Lee Curtis , Dave Bautista , Edward Norton , and Janelle Monáe .
PerDeadline , Kerry Washington has officially boardedWake Up Dead Man . The character who she will be playing is currently nameless , as details about the game of the slaying mystery are still being kept tightly under wraps beyond the fact that it will postdate Blanc ’s " most unsafe case yet . " She joins a swiftly thrive cast that already includesChallengersbreakout Josh O’Connor , PriscillaandCivil War ’s Cailee Spaeny , andSherlockandFleabagstar Andrew Scott .
Everywhere You’ve Seen Kerry Washington Before Knives Out 3
The Incoming Wake Up Dead Man Star Has A Wide-Ranging Resume
Although not much is have sex aboutKnives Out 3beyond thetitleWake Up Dead Man , Washington seems set to be a Brobdingnagian asset to the cast . She is a prolific performer with a wide variety of genres and characters under her belt that should admit her to play just about any type , be it suspect , victim , or murderer . However , the title that she is in all likelihood advantageously known for isthe Shonda Rhimes ABC dramaScandal , in which she trifle crisis managing director Olivia Pope for all seven seasons , tot up 124 installment between 2012 and 2018 .
The ensemble stamp ofScandalalso included Henry Ian Cusick , Columbus Short , Darby Stanchfield , Katie Lowes , Guillermo Díaz , Jeff Perry , and Tony Goldwyn .
Washington was put up for two Emmys for her function as Olivia Pope , though she would n’t win one until 2020 for Outstanding Variety Special ( Live ) forLive in Front of a Studio Audience : ' All in the Family ' and ' Good Times . ‘Her television experience outside of those two Emmy - name titles also includesa main part opposite Delroy Lindo in Hulu ’s comedyUnPrisoned , which has been renewed for season 2 . She recently also toy Mia Warren opposite Reese Witherspoon in the miniseriesLittle Fires Everywhere .
to boot , Washington has appeared in many picture show before joining theWake Up Dead Man : A Knives Out Mysterycast . Her first features in the other 2000s includeSave the Last Dance , Ray , andMr . & Mrs. Smith , but more recently she has come along in Quentin Tarantino’sDjango Unchained , Ryan Murphy’sThe Prom , and Paul Feig’sThe School for Good and Evil . She is also correct to star in the upcoming Tyler Perry World War II dramaSix Triple Eight .
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