After reprising her role as Laurie Strode in the new Halloween film, scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis is up for another bout of murder in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Variety has reported Curtis is the latest to join the growing A-list ensemble cast in the Star Wars: The Last Jedi director’s new murder mystery.
Plot details on Knives Out are being kept tightly under wraps, but the film is described as a “contemporary version of the locked door mansion murder mystery” told in the classic Agatha Christie whodunit style. Daniel Craig (Skyfall) will portray a detective investigating the murder while Curtis’ role is unknown. Production is expected to commence in November.
Alongside Craig, Curtis joins a cast that includes Chris Evans (Avengers: Infinity War), Michael Shannon (Waco) and Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You), Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049) and Don Johnson (Miami Vice). In addition to directing, Johnson has also written the script and will produce the movie with his regular partner Ram Bergman.
