Knives Out 3 Newcomer Reveals What It's Like Joining Star-Studded Franchise

A Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man: A Knives Out Mystery star talks about joining the Daniel Craig-led franchise for the third movie. Coming to theaters in November and Netflix’s streaming platform on December 12, the movie marks the third entry in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series.

With each installment tackling a self-contained murder mystery, each also features an almost entirely new cast to play the fresh group of suspects. In the past, the franchise has famously included Hollywood A-listers such as Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Ethan Hawke, Hugh Grant, Jackie Hoffman, Ana de Armas, and Chris Evans.

Daryl McCormack Reveals What It’s Like To Join The Knives Out Franchise

Daryl McCormack as Detective Colman Akande in the woman in the wall

Centering around a new mystery, Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man has a new ensemble cast, featuring Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, and more. The James Bond actor is the only returning cast member, reprising his role from Knives Out and Glᴀss Onion as private investigator Benoit Blanc.

In an interview with ScreenRant at the Toronto International Film Festival, Twisters star Daryl McCormack opened up about his experience joining the Knives Out universe. He touched on how each film has its “unique take and touch” and the impact of working with “mᴀssive A-listers” at an early stage of his career. Check out his full comment below:

I think, you know, the kind of aura that his been set up with these casts that come in every film and knowing that each film has its kind of unique take and touch. But really, like, at the early part of my career, to be surrounded by these mᴀssive A-listers. I think, I was like really grateful and glad that Rian [Johnson] would invite me in and trust me to play my part.

Even though the production had some of the biggest names in the industry, McCormack described the filming experience as “summer camp,” where he made many fond memories. Read his further comments below:

Set life was so easy. I think it’s been said quite a bit of the last day that it’s amazing to see these amazing big actors and yet yet this environment, set feels like — I think Mils Kunis said — it’s like summer camp. It feels like summer camp.

There’s the byproduct that we’re making a movie together, but some of my fondest memories have been just hanging out in the green room.

I think even Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, who have been working for a long time, even they said like there’s something special about our time together on this.

Our Take On Daryl McCormack Joining Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man’s Cast

Josh Oconnor holds up a knife in the trailer for Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man

Before joining the highly anticipated Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man, McCormack could be spotted in several major releases. His most recent on-screen credit is The Wheel of Time, appearing in the season 3 episode, “Goldeneyes” as Aram. He also plays Jeb in Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones 2024 disaster movie, Twisters. Before then, he appeared in 11 episodes of Peaky Blinders.

McCormack plays aspiring politician Cy Draven and can be spotted in Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man‘s trailer. Additionally, the new movie has been met with a largely positive reception at TIFF. With a near-perfect RT score, Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man is being praised for its twisty and fun-fueled viewing experience, making for one of the most exciting releases of the year.