(L-R) Cast members Josh Brolin, Cailee Spaeny, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, and Josh O’Connor attended Netflix’s premiere of “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” on Monday in Los Angeles, CA.
“Wake Up Dead Man” star Janelle Monáe attended the Los Angeles premiere on November 17, 2025.
Kerry looked glamorous in a brown, satin strapless off-the-shoulder, floor length gown with a long train by Oscar de la Renta.
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” is the third installment in Rian Johnson’s popular murder mystery series.
Mila Kunis stunned in a satin strapless floor length gown with crystal embroidered bustier accents at the “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” premiere.
Reviews on IMDB.com gave the movie a score of 7.9 out of 10. One reviewer wrote:
“‘Wake Up Dead Man’ is great. Possibly the most stylish and best directed of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out movies. I love the focus of religion and faith in this movie’s script, I think it’s very interesting. Daniel Craig gives his best performance as Benoit Blanc. It’s an amazing ensemble with Josh O’Connor and Glenn Close being the real standouts for me. I love the church setting, because of how many cool things they do with it visually. Wake Up Dead Man is a very entertaining movie that does keep you guessing until the end. I definitely think it’s better than Glass Onion and almost as good as the original Knives Out”
Another reviewer wrote:
“Wake Up Dead Man” is pretty typical of Rian Johnson’s two previous Knives Out films. First, it has a pretty amazing cast. Second, it does make fun of MAGA people. And, third, it’s terrific is pretty much every way. The setting for this one is most unusual…a small, dying Catholic church. But once Father Jud Duplenticy arrives at this new post, he’s shocked to see that the Monsignor is evil and has created a small, nasty clique or cult within his dying congregation. The common thing that binds these people is a general hatred for mankind…making it not exactly the nicest church you could attend. As a result, the well meaning and decent Father is stumped as to what to do…and it’s made worse when the Monsignor physically assaults him and encourages his cult to hate the Father! So, it’s not at all surprising when the Monsignor is found murdered during a church service…and it appears is if the killing was impossible. This is where Benoit Blanc enters the story and, frankly, he’s really stumped!”
A third person wrote:
“Rian Johnson has done it again with Wake Up Dead Man, another clever and satisfying whodunit that offers something different to its two predecessors. It feels like a fitting film for the moment by focusing on the hatred festering in closed off communities and the importance of letting it go in order to move on but it’s still a really fun mystery as well. It’ll benefit from repeat viewings and definitely plays well on the big screen, making its future on Netflix frustrating.”
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