Rian Johnson takes Glenn Close to church in 'Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'
TORONTO (AP) — The morning after Rian Johnson premiered his latest whodunit “Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” he and one of his stars, Glenn Close, were debating billing.Not among the main cast, which considering all the stars in “Wake Up, Dead Man” — Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, to name a few — would be a headache for any filmmaker to sort. But for an uncredited one: Close’s dog, Pip, who very briefly appears in the movie.“And he’s got a pain in the butt for an agent,” chuckles Johnson.In each “Knives Out” movie, Johnson has assembled some of his favorite actors and managed to give nearly all of them a moment to shine. “Wake Up, Dead Man” is no different; there are numerous standout performances. But one of them, most definitely, is Close’s, whose connections to Johnson’s film run deeper than her Havanese's cameo.“When Rian called, it was so thrilling,” Close says. “I had heard about what a good guy he was before I talked to him. And to be on set with him was really something.…
8 Sep 14:59 · iNFOnews.ca