Knives Out: Daniel Craig & Chris Evans shine in this black comedy

Knives Out starring Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis and an ensemble cas is a black comedy which is set to release on November 29 this year. The film revolves around a murder that takes place at a family reunion of a dysfunctional family. Knives Out director Rian Johnson pays a tribute to mystery novelist Agatha Christie through this murder mystery. Read on to know more about Knives Out here.

Knives Out: Details of the mysterious tale

Cast

Daniel Craig: Detective Benoit Blanc

Chris Evans: Ransom Drysdale

Jamie Lee Curtis: Linda Drysdale

Ana De Armas: Marta Cabrera

Don Johnson: Richard Drysdale

Michael Shannon: Walter Thrombey

Toni Collette: Joni Thrombey

Lakeith Stanfield: Detective Lieutenant Elliot

Katherine Langford: Megan Thrombey

Jaeden Martell: Jacob Thrombey

Christopher Plummer: Harlan Thrombey

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Plot

Knives Out directed and produced by Rian Johnson paid a tribute to celebrated mystery novelist Agatha Christie through this film. The trailer of Knives Out was released on July 2. Since then the film has been creating a lot of buzz for its ensemble cast and its dramatic plot. The plot of Knives Out revolves around the murder of a crime novelist Harlan Thrombey on his 85th birthday. Harlan attempts to connect his broken dysfunctional family by the means of his birthday celebrations.

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The trailer of Knives Out starts with Daniel Craig and his team interrogating members of the family regarding Harlan Thrombey’s murder. Daniel Craig plays the role of Detective Benoit Blanc who is called upon for investigating the murder. Along with the intense music right from the start of the first frame we get a sense of dramatization. Chris Evans and Jamie Lee Curtis are also present right in the first few frames of the trailer.

The dysfunctional family is told to stay in the house till the investigation is completed. This leads to some more friction and blame game in the already dysfunctional bunch. The viewers also get a glimpse of Chris Evans character whose smug attitude is visible while troubling his family during their stay in the crime novelist’ mansion. The Knives Out trailer progression also leads to an increase in the pace of the screenplay. The music gets intense and the elements of the murder mystery are further explored.

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Check out the trailer of Knives Out here.

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