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Wake Up Dead Man ()

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (original title)
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Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet. Sequel to 'Glass Onion (2022)'.

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Status: post production
Status Updated: 23 Jan 2025

Cast

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Benoit Blanc
Marcus Edward Bond ...
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Directed by

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Rian Johnson ... (directed by)

Written by

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Rian Johnson ... (written by)

Produced by

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Ram Bergman ... producer
Leopold Hughes ... co-producer
Rian Johnson ... producer

Music by

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Nathan Johnson

Cinematography by

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Steve Yedlin

Editing by

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Bob Ducsay

Editorial Department

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Sam Bollinger ... First Assistant Editor
Jon Rocke ... Colorist: Dailies
David Flamer ... Data Operator (uncredited)

Casting By

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Bret Howe
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by

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Rick Heinrichs

Art Direction by

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Jim Barr
Dean Clegg ... supervising art director
Simon Elsley ... senior art director
Timothy Stuart Hildebrandt ... (additional photography)
Kate Suzanne Hunter
Chloe Kletsa ... (art direction)
Hugh McClelland
Quinn Robinson

Set Decoration by

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Kathryn Pyle

Costume Design by

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Jenny Eagan

Makeup Department

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Dumebi Anozie ... Personal makeup artist to Kerry Washington (creditOnly)
Charlie Bluett ... special makeup effects artist
Olivia Casali ... Hair & make up artist
Zac Coyle ... prosthetic hair technician
John Fallows ... Hair Stylist
Charlotte Hayward ... Personal Makeup Designer for Glenn Close
Paula Price ... Key hair & make up artist
Thalia Sparrow ... Hair and Makeup Artist
Linda Villalobos ... personal hairstylist for Kerry Washington
Jeremy Woodhead ... Makeup and Hair designer

Production Management

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Tom Karnowski ... unit production manager
Shelby Murphy ... production supervisor: la unit
Jo Seager ... production supervisor
Elena Zokas ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jasmine Marie Alhambra ... second assistant director: additional photography
Georgia Brydon ... set pa: dialies
Lucy Calderhead ... Floor PA
Christian Davis ... set production assistant: Splinter Unit
Olivia Dixon ... third assistant director
Poppy Holloway ... set production assistant: Splinter Unit
Charlie Lily House ... set production assistant
Mark Johnstone ... crowd second assistant director
Olly Keane ... set production assistant
Elisabeth Richardson ... Cast PA
Barney Shakespeare ... first assistant director: splinter unit
Matthew Sharp ... key second assistant director
Maria Stamatakos ... base third assistant director
Nicholas White ... Floor Second Assistant Director
Hamish Gregory ... Set Production Assistant: Dailies (uncredited)

Art Department

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David Allcock ... storyboard artist
Alekko Batoctoy ... trainee Props
Molly Blake ... Set Dec Coordinator
Alex Boswell ... property master
Evie Boswell ... trainee props
Anne Braatz ... Assistant to Production Designer
Jack Cave ... lead modelmaker
Jason Chalmers ... Supervising Prop Modeller
Jack Clark ... art department assistant
Phil Clark ... visual researcher
Anne Clemens ... Draughtsman
Clarissa Collins ... assistant graphic designer
Laura Collins ... Greens Lead Standby
Ian Cowie ... Chargehand Set Dresser
Joe Cox ... props
Helene Dollie ... graphic designer: dailies
Ellen Gould ... Prop Modeller
Jonny Harker ... model maker
Giulia Iddas ... draughtsperson
Graham Jones ... carpenter
Sophy Kenyon ... Set Decoration Assistant
Jeremy King ... Senior Prop Modeller
Libby Kirby ... petty cash buyer
Hannah Kons ... Lead Graphic Designer
Nick Lawrence ... carpenter
Jaimie Lloyd-Anderson ... Junior Production Buyer
Adam Maher ... scenic painter
Sasha Tanvi Mani ... props painter
Christopher Mansey ... carpenter
Lydia Matthews ... greens chargehand
Hazel Meeks ... Action Props Buyer
Lizzi Moseley ... props
Nivitha Muralikrishna ... junior draughtsperson
Paddy Paddison ... Standby Art Director
Daniel Parkinson ... Construction Rigger
Katherine Pearl ... art department coordinator
Honey Priestnall ... graphics assistant
Heather Rackstraw ... assistant art director
Morgan Rice ... standby painter
Bradley Richmond-Turner ... Assistant Storeman (as Bradley Richmond-Cook) / Storeman
Jamie Seymour ... Prop Making Mouldashop Supervisor
Patrick Sheridan ... Splinter Unit Standby Props
Robert Shillibeer ... carpenter
Corrine Silver ... set dec assistant art director
Sam Sorbie ... Manufacturing Buyer / Prop Coordinator
Thomas Staniforth ... Draughtsperson
Mark Stevenson-Ellis ... assistant set decorator
Louise Strachan ... assistant graphic designer
Silvia Stroppa ... Draughtsperson
Stevie Thomas ... Chargehand Construction Rigger
Richard J P Till ... Construction Buyer
Luke Townshend ... S/B Props
Roland Traynor ... set dresser
Mel Wise ... Drapesman
Steven X. Haber ... assistant art director
Hakan Yoruk ... concept artist
Qingling Zhang ... concept artist

Sound Department

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James Hyde ... adr mixer
Nick Kray ... adr mixer
Chris Munro ... production sound mixer
Stephen Urata ... re-recording mixer
Matthew Wood ... supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Harry Chambers ... special effects assistant
Marie Duboscq ... special effects technician
Greg Hawkins ... special effects technician
Gareth Jolly ... senior special effects technician
Jess Lewington ... special effects office manager
Rory McVicker ... special effects technician
Rupert Morency ... senior special effects technician. / splinter unit floor supervisor
Stuart Oates ... special effects driver
Sarah Pearce ... special effects coordinator
Thomas Roberts ... special effects technician
Andy Ryan ... special effects (as Andrew Ryan)
Colin Shulver ... Concept Artist/3D Sculptor
Chris D Walker ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Sophie Aktas ... Scanline VFX : executive producer
Roshan Anchan ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Marie-Pier Avoine ... Scanline VFX : head of lookdev surfacing for north america and asia
Kibaek Bae ... Scanline VFX : modeler
Myung-Ki Baek ... Scanline VFX : artist
Sergey Burdukov ... Scanline VFX : environment lead
Michael Chan ... visual effects: Netflix
Steven Ditcher ... VFX Photogrammetry Technician
Danny Geurtsen ... Scanline VFX : lead matte painter/environment artist
Induja Gupta ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Sandro Henriques ... Scanline VFX : lead compositor
Christoph Hoffmann ... Scanline VFX : matte painter
Danielle James ... Scanline VFX : visual effects producer
Gediminas Max Jauga ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Hyein Jeong ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Jinju Kang ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Eunyoung Kim ... Scanline VFX : matte painter
Hyunil Kim ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Jihoon Kim ... Scanline VFX : modeler
Minjung Kim ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Sylvia Kratzsch ... Scanline VFX : generalist
Carl Krause ... effects artist: Scanline VFX
Ujjwal Kumar ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Felder Kwek ... Layout Artist: Scanline VFX / Scanline VFX : layout artist
Tobias Körner ... Scanline VFX : lighting artist
Julius Lechner ... Scanline VFX : visual effects supervisor
Hyungjin Lee ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Yeaji Jessie Lee ... Scanline VFX : modeler
Eunchong Lim ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Jeonghyun Lim ... Scanline VFX : lookdev artist
Lucy Luong ... Scanline VFX : layout supervisor
Eva Marda ... Scanline VFX : associate production manager
Bency Mathew ... Scanline VFX : paint supervisor
Tiffany Mazeau ... Scanline VFX : lead generalist
Paresh Mistry ... Scanline VFX : character effects artist
Vikram Mohan ... Scanline VFX : computer graphics supervisor
Julia Mrugala ... Scanline VFX : effects supervisor
Atyeb Muneer ... Scanline VFX : senior compositor
Amit Narwani ... Scanline VFX : head of department emea tracking
Karen M. Nichols ... visual effects supervisor: FotoKem
Jaroslav Nymbursky ... visual effects data i/o
Kathleen O'Clock ... visual effects producer: FotoKem
Marc Ostroff ... visual effects senior management: Scanline VFX
Vruti Pandya ... Scanline VFX : senior visual effects coordinator
Alexandra Papouchina ... Scanline VFX : senior surfacing/lookdev artist
Chaeyeon Park ... Scanline VFX : matchmove artist
Christine Park ... Scanline VFX : visual effects coordinator
Johannes Peter ... Scanline VFX : visual effects supervisor
Vijay Phadtare ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Vitalii Prykhodko ... Scanline VFX : effects supervisor
Davide Raimondo ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Benjamin Ross ... Scanline VFX : matte painting supervisor
David Shere ... Scanline VFX : compositing supervisor
Changhyun Song ... Scanline VFX : effects artist
Giovanni Soto ... visual effects: Netflix
Jim Steel ... Scanline VFX : compositing lead/supervisor / compositing supervisor: Scanline VFX
Oliver Vogel ... Scanline VFX : layout artist
Rose Wang ... Scanline VFX : global head of environments
Sarah Waxman ... visual effects coordinator: FotoKem
Andii Weber ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Bjoern Wortmann ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Injun Yeo ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Gabrielle Garam You ... Scanline VFX : compositor
Jacob Zaguri ... Scanline VFX : environment lead
Khaled Zeidan ... Scanline VFX : compositing lead/supervisor
Jimmy Zhu ... visual effects editor: Scanline VFX

Stunts

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Ellie Keighley ... Stunt double: Annie Hamilton
Kye Mckee ... stunt performer
Liam Medlyn ... stunt rigger
Ian Pead ... assistant stunt coordinator
Anouska Taylor ... Stunt Office Coordinator
Roy Taylor ... stunt coordinator
Andy Torbet ... stunt double: Daniel Craig

Camera and Electrical Department

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Samuel Aboud ... Netcomms Engineer
Daniel Alexander ... DIT: Data Manager
George Bentley ... lighting technician
George Bishop ... Rigging Desk Operator
Daniel Bocking ... Lighting console operator
Max Boon ... Camera Trainee: Dailies
Jeremy Braben ... Aerial director of photography
Toni Caja ... electrician splinter unit dailies
Nathan Carson ... lighting technician
Jack Carter ... b camera loader: main unit
David Churchyard ... c camera focus puller: main unit
Alessio David Ciattini ... Data Manager - Splinter Unit
Charlie Doe ... Lighting Technician: Daily
Elliot Dowson ... crane technician: dailies
Paddy Driscoll ... a camera loader: main unit
Gastone Ferrante ... digital imaging technician: splinter unit
Freddie FitzHerbert ... Second Assistant Camera: Splinter Unit
Jason French ... Supervising Electrical Rigger
Jack Glascodine ... A camera grip
James Grandi ... central loader: main unit
Rob Guest ... Standby carpenter
Dave Hamilton-Green ... b camera/steadicam operator: main unit
Eliot Hawkins-Wemyss ... assistant digital imaging technician: splinter unit
Morgan Hewitt ... studio practical electrician
Alex Kelleher ... crane grip daily
Christopher Knight ... Drone pilot
Josh Laidlaw ... best boy floor
Brad Larner ... a camera focus puller: main unit
Vince Madden ... Supervisor Rigging Electrician
David Maund ... key grip
Guy McCormack ... Video Playback Operator
Andrew Mckenzie ... bts cinematographer: additional
Alan James Mills ... Rigging electrician
Jed Mitchell ... Electrical rigger
George Nock ... B Dolly Grip
Carl Palmer ... Rigging electrician
Craig Palmer ... lighting technician
Robert Palmer ... b camera/steadicam focus puller: main unit
Jaron Presant ... Director Of Photography: Second Unit
Miles Proudfoot ... c camera operator: main unit
Elliot Purvis ... splinter unit: first assistant camera
Jody Roberts ... Video Technician
Lee Schofield ... HOD Electrical Rigger
Stella Sciberras ... camera trainee: main unit
Tommy Shackles ... Video Trainee: Splinter Unit
Philip List Shipsey ... Camera Trainee: additional
Joshua Silverlock ... video trainee
David Smith ... gaffer
Johnny Smith ... crane grip
Gary Spratling ... a camera operator: main unit
Katie Swain ... director of photography: Second Unit
Sam Thurston ... aerial camera assistant
Alan Treacher ... Practical electrician
Gary Varney ... lighting technician
Michael White ... HOD Practical Lighting Electrician
John L. Wilson ... still photographer

Casting Department

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Benjamin Bermudez ... casting associate
Terri Douglas ... adr voice casting
Nina Van Vredenburch ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jessica Albertson ... assistant costume designer
Kelly Cercone ... tableperson
Monica Chamberlain ... Costume buyer
Imogene Chayes ... costume concept artist
Coco Dunaway ... costumer buyer
Emily Egge ... costume supervisor
India Gaythwaite ... key alterations
Rhiannon Gregory ... Principal Costume Junior
Zoé Le Moullec ... costume coordinator
Clinton Lotter ... Costume Cutter / Key Costume Cutter
Joanna Lynch ... costume supervisor
Jason Marshall ... Principal Stand By
Lloyd Middleton ... assistant costume designer
Claire Mitchell ... key costumer
Kelly J Morgan ... Milliner
Nori Pesina ... costume assistant
Róisín Straver ... Co-chief Textile Artist
Honnie Tang ... Co-Chief Textile Artist

Location Management

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Kieran Aitken-Brown ... Assistant Unit Manager
Cristina Arcay ... assistant location manager
Susannah Booker ... location manager
Eloise Court ... location marshal
Sam Courtnage ... Unit Location Manager: Winterfold
Rachel Hyde ... supervising location manager
Jamie Jones ... location scout
Ajay Lotay ... assistant location manager
Olivia Quinn ... location coordinator
Adam Sharp ... location manager
Tom Sweeney ... Key Location Assistant
Daisy White ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Hideaki Aomori ... musician
Barnaby Robson ... musician

Script and Continuity Department

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Catherine Jelski ... Additional Script Supervisor
Gulcan Kerey ... assistant script supervisor
Lucy Noble ... script supervisor: splinter unit
Anna Worley ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Phil Allchin ... transportation captain
Nico Ferrari ... picture car coordinator
Joseph Jones Jr. ... production driver
Rob Lloyd ... minibus driver hod
Steve Mitchard ... Driver to Daniel Craig
Rob Myers ... unit driver
Katerina Ruskova ... transportation coordinator
Shanemoore-74241 ... transportation
Ariel Sokolowski ... Facilities Driver
Bill Walker ... Driver to Rick Heinrichs production desinger
Lucy Warren ... transport assistant

Additional Crew

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Jamie Barker ... Accounts Clerk
William Bashford ... Network Technician
Joanne Batten ... stand-in: Mila Kunis
Georgina Beard ... Accounts Payable Supervisor
Bethany Billy ... Stand In: Cailee Spaeny
Emanuela Borruso ... Assistant Production Co-ordinator
William Conacher ... dialect coach josh o'connor
Anna Dabska ... Junior Assistant Accountant
Nia Delaney ... atl accountant
Yarit Dor ... intimacy coordinator
William Elliott ... production secretary
Glenn D. Feig ... Production Legal Counsel
Andrew Fox ... stand in: Andrew Scott
Lauren Franco ... Location Coordinator
Shaun Garbutt ... assistant accountant
Alex Gillison ... Stand-in for Daniel Craig
Victoria Hanlin ... dialect coach: Daryl McCormack, prep
Polly Jefferies ... production coordinator
James Kay ... picture double: Josh Brolin
Nicole Kerr ... 1st Assistant Accountant
Owen Keys ... production accountant
Fateh Khaled ... assistant production coordinator
Greta Komiciute ... assistant accountant
Eleanor Liberty ... production secretary
James Macnab ... production assistant
Becki Nash ... Sustainability Coordinator
Chandni Pagarani ... producer to Ram Bergman
Diego Daniel Pardo ... on set dialect coach
Amelia Price ... Sustainability Consultant
Jason Quan ... production secretary: LA Unit
Guy Robbins ... Stand In: Father Frank
Imaani Sky ... accounts trainee
Sam Sorbie ... Manufacturing Buyer / Props Coordinator
Sarah Sugden ... cast chef
Fiona Vokes ... travel & accommodation coordinator
Alex Warnham ... Production Office Assistant / production assistant
Richard Wild ... chief meteorologist
James Wright ... Stand in
Dan Pratt ... stand in daniel craig (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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  • Netflix (2025) (United States) (video) (VOD)
  • Netflix (2025) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)

Special Effects

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  • PFX (Visual Effects)

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Also Known As
  • Knives Out 3 (United States)
  • Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man (United States)
  • Wake Up Dead Man (United States)
  • Wake Up Dead Man (World-wide, English title)
  • Wake Up Dead Man (United Kingdom)
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Budget $40,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Like its predecessors, named after a song. 'Wake Up Dead Man' is from U2's 1997 album 'Pop'. See more »
Movie Connections Follows Knives Out (2019). See more »

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