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Los Angeles (AP) - The star-studded crime comedy "Knives Out - Murder is a family matter" with Daniel Craig as a private detective receives two sequels.
Netflix has secured the rights to the two productions, reported the industry journals “Variety” and “Hollywood Reporter” on Wednesday.
The streaming service is said to cost over $ 400 million, according to film circles.
US director Rian Johnson ("Star Wars: The Last Jedi") shot the original hit in the style of an Agatha Christie thriller in 2019 for an inexpensive $ 40 million.
The flick grossed over $ 311 million worldwide.
Christopher Plummer shone as an unloved family patriarch who mysteriously dies in his mansion.
The casual investigator Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is supposed to clear up the case.
The family clan and domestic workers are under suspicion.
In addition to Bond star Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon and Ana de Armas played.
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Craig and director Johnson are back in the sequels.
Filming for “Knives Out 2” is scheduled to begin in Greece at the end of June.
At first nothing was known about the other roles.
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