Why The Cast Of Knives Out Looks So Familiar

Why The Cast Of Knives Out Looks So Familiar

Looper·2019-11-21 03:00

The wildly talented cast of Knives Out consists of former superheroes, super spies, and a few legendary Hollywood superstars like Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, and Michael Shannon — to name only a few! But where have you seen the rest of these familiar faces before? Well, here's a handy who's who for Rian Johnson's whodunnit, Knives Out.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade, chances are good that you're familiar with Daniel Craig and his prestigious body of work. The English actor's breakout role was that of the iconic 00 Agent, James Bond, in 2006's Casino Royale. It was a role that, thanks to multiple sequels, landed him on Forbes' World's Highest Paid Actors list in 2015. However, the handsome Brit is far from a one-trick pony. Over the years, Craig has excelled in a vast array of genres, ranging from dramas like 2002's Oscar-winning Road to Perdition to comedies like 2017's Logan Lucky.

In Knives Out, Craig plays Benoit Blanc, a private detective brought on to investigate the death of famous crime novelist Harlan Thrombey.

Craig was actually the first actor to sign on to the project, and he was apparently flattered to have been offered the part. As he explained to Cinema Blend,

"I hadn't read something like that before, and I was just over the moon that [Johnson] offered it to me."

With a lead like Craig, it's no mystery why so many critics are crazy about Knives Out.

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Daniel Craig (Detective Benoit Blanc) | 0:20
Chris Evans (Ransom Drysdale) | 1:22
Toni Collette (Joni Thrombey) | 2:07
Katherine Langford (Meg Thrombey) | 3:11
Ana de Armas (Marta Cabrera) | 4:04
Lakeith Stanfield (Detective Lieutenant Elliot) | 4:52