Reportedly, Rian Johnson would already be working on a sequel to "Murder by Death". The film is still in cinemas with considerable success. To date the film, distributed by Leone Film Group e 01 Distribution, cashed well $ 130,2 million nationwide and could become the second highest grossing original North American film of 2019. In second place is Once Upon a Time by Quentin Tarantino with $ 141 million, while Us's Jordan Peele remains firm in the first position with 175 million dollars.
According to some rumors Rian Johnson would have been "in charge" of writing the story of "Dinner with crime 2". The sequel will not bring back the original cast from the first film, except Daniel Craig. According to the leaks, the new chapter "will have new characters and a crime to solve for Benoit Blanc". This could obviously work for viewers who have seen and enjoyed Knives Out. Also, Johnson and Craig have publicly stated many times that they really enjoyed working together. While nothing is official yet, Johnson himself joked on the subject, stating that he wouldn't mind the idea:
“I don't know about a Looper sequel, but Knives Out instead. It would be so nice to catch up with Daniel on another Benoit Blanc mystery, with a new cast and a new location, just like Christie did with Poirot “.
