The Movie I'm Most Excited for This Year Has Finally Arrived (No, It's Not 'Wicked')

As any good gay kid, I grew up on Murder, She Wrote (with Scooby Doo sprinkled in). Your boy loves a murder mystery. And the first two Knives Out movies scratched that whodunit itch big time.

The first star-studded installment dropped back in 2019 and had audiences raving (about more than just Chris Evans's sweater). The movie made $311 million and earned a screenplay Oscar nom. NBD. Then, in March 2021, Netflix acquired the rights to two more Knives Out movies in a $450 million deal, according to Collider. 

The first sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), featured another all-star cast led by Daniel Craig and Janelle Monáe. This time, the mystery felt very And Then There Were None as a murder occurred an island replete with suspects (and motives).

I devoured both films. So naturally, I've been itching for the third to arrive.

What is Wake Up Dead Man about? According to Netflix's Tudum, "After a seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) joins forces with Blanc to unravel a mystery that pushes the boundaries of both faith and reason. But as Blanc puts it, 'This was dressed as a miracle, it’s just a murder. And I solve murders.'" (Dying over here!!!)

And as if the new mystery weren't enough, the cast is just as stacked as ever. I'm talking Craig, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Kunis, Josh O’Connor, Thomas Haden Church and more.

And while I'll certainly be wearing all green (Team Elphaba!) this week when I hit the theater, next week I'll be donning my detective hat as I eagerly take in the movie I've been awaiting for years.

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