First Look at ‘Knives Out 3’ Reveals Daniel Craig’s New Long-Haired Benoit Blanc

When one first sees Daniel Craig’s character Benoit Blanc in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ (also known as ‘Knives Out 3’), he has a new long hairdo.

In the third instalment of the ‘Knives Out’ film series, ‘Wake Up Dead Man’, Craig reprises his role as the master investigator, accompanied by Josh O’Connor, Andrew Scott, and Mila Kunis. In 2025, the movie will be available on OTT. Blanc will be looking into a new strange death surrounded by a new cast of characters, much like in the previous movies.

In June, the first public image of Craig dressed in a three-piece suit and hat was released. Fans just got another look at the film thanks to a new snapshot that producer, writer, and director Rian Johnson posted on social media. Blanc’s new long hair is emphasized in the picture, which features Craig and O’Connor in a church aisle. Johnson promised further updates soon in the caption of the photo.

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The picture sparked a flurry of reactions from fans who were excited and looking forward to the movie. Some even called for a theatrical release; one commentator expressed their hope that the film would be screened in theatres. Craig had previously expressed his hope in November that the OTT platform would permit ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ to continue playing in cinemas as a response to this. Fans had been requesting to see the movie in cinemas with their families, he said in an interview with Variety, adding that he hoped for a longer theatrical run.

Craig expressed optimism that this film will have a longer run, unlike the most recent ‘Knives Out’ movie, ‘Glass Onion’, which had a short theatrical run before switching to OTT. He underlined that viewers were itching to see the movie in theatres and hoped OTT would provide them with that chance.

–Farheen Ali