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Dave Bautista Joins Daniel Craig In Knives Out Sequel

May 10, 2021 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Dave Bautista is adding another big movie to his resume, signing on to join Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out sequel. Deadline reports that the actor and WWE alumnus has become the first cast member besides Craig to join the upcoming film. Plot details, and details on Bautista’s role, have not yet been revealed. However, it is known that the film will see Craig’s Detective Benoit Blanc returning to solve a new crime that is unconnected to the previous film.

This marks the second time that Bautista and Craig have worked on the same film. Bautista played the henchman Mr. Hinx in the Bond film Spectre, which of course starred Craig as 007. Bautista has a busy slate of films coming up, with Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead hitting Netflix later this month as well as Denis Villeneuve’s ambitious Dune adaptation arriving in theaters and on HBO Max on October 1st.

Netflix acquired the rights to the Knives Out sequel in a massive deal that is reportedly worth in the $400 million range. The first film was a massive hit grossing $311 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.

Production on the new film will kick off in Greece this summer.