The cast of the new Knives Out film Wake Up Dead Man

Knives Out director Rian Johnson has opened up about his hopes for the future of the movie franchise.

After the success of the first star-studded mystery film, Netflix bought the rights to the Knives Out brand, signing a deal to produce two more sequels with fittingly A-list casts.

Film number two, Glass Onion, came out at the end of 2022, with the third in the series, Wake Up Dead Man, due to begin streaming around the festive period.

During a Q&A session at the London Film Festival last week, Rian was asked if he’d like to keep the series going now the Netflix deal is over.

As reported by Variety, the two-time Oscar nominee insisted: “I don’t feel burnt out doing these at all. If anything I feel energised........

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