Appears to be like like English actor Daniel Craig has a brand new film franchise after ending his function as undercover agent James Bond.
Craig, 53, is to star in two sequels to the Knives Out (2019) crime caper that can stream on Netflix in a multi-million greenback deal.
Netflix on Thursday mentioned it had purchased the rights to 2 follow-up movies that can reunite Craig with director Rian Johnson.
Selection and Deadline Hollywood mentioned Netflix had paid between $400 million and $450 million for the rights to the 2 sequels, which might make it one of many largest film streaming offers ever.
Netflix declined to touch upon the monetary particulars of the deal however mentioned some experiences had been inaccurate.
“Knives Out,” an Agatha Christie-style homicide thriller, starred Craig as debonair personal detective Benoit Blanc together with a star forged together with Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Don Johnson, Ana de Armas and Christopher Plummer.
The Lionsgate movie had a modest $40 million finances and went on to make $311 million on the world field workplace.
Craig, 53, will make the final of 5 outings as British undercover agent Bond in “No Time To Die”, which is scheduled to reach in film theaters in October.
Reuters
