Knives Out 2: Edward Norton joins the cast of Rian Johnson's murder mystery May 11, 2021 by: Fight Club, Death to Smoochy) wants to take a stab at starring in KNIVES OUT 2. The sequel finds Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc returning to solve another mystery revolving around a large cast of suspicious characters. Rian Johnson will once again write and direct the murder mystery feature, which has Ram Bergman producing. The sequel, which also cast Dave Bautista in a lead role earlier this week, was recently sold to Netflix for $400 million. Per the deal, Netflix will also stream the next installment of the series, rounding out a trilogy for Johnson's slick tale of sleuthing. Production for