Rian Johnson releases sharp-looking character posters for Knives Out

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Rian Johnson's latest feature, KNIVES OUT, has been met with several rave reviews since its TIFF premiere last weekend. In fact, our own Chris Bumbray gave the film a glowing review, saying that the movie is a blast from beginning to end. While the movie isn't due for its wide release until November 27, it's been full steam ahead for the KNIVES OUT hype train has been opearting at full-speed for the past few weeks. As such, Johnson took to his personal Twitter account earlier this afternoon to post 11 new posters and character descriptions for the upcoming murder mystery's extensive cast. Each print is positively dripping with style, and any one of them would make for a fine addition to your nerd cave or in-home study.

Let's meet the players of KNIVES OUT, shall we?

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Benoit Blanc, a gentleman sleuth of great renown. Summoned to this nest of iniquity by mysterious means, it falls to the great detective to solve the case… before the murderer strikes again…

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Ransom Thrombey, Richard & Linda’s son. Born with a honeyed but forked tongue and a silver spoon in his mouth. A knife would complete the set…

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Richard Thrombey, Linda’s husband. When his indiscretions catch up with him, who knows how far he’ll go to conceal the truth…

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Linda Thrombey, Harlan’s eldest daughter. She has a head for business… does she have a heart for homicide?

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Meg Thrombey, Joni’s daughter. Well studied at the best liberal arts colleges in New England… but could her syllabus have included cutlery skills?

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Joni Thrombey, Harlan’s daughter in law. She’s made a killing with her lifestyle brand Flam®ï¸… but if she was desperate enough, would she stop there?

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Jacob Thrombey, Walt’s son. He spends every moment of the day on his phone… could he have trolled his way into murder?

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Walt Thrombey, Harlan’s youngest son. Walt runs the family publishing company, but his ambitions reach much farther. Would he… kill for them?

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Marta Cabrera, Harlan’s devoted caregiver. She was closest to Harlan, and has some secrets of her own to keep… secrets worth killing for?

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Detective Elliott. The cool headed local police detective. He’s ready to rule Harlan’s death a suicide… but then the clues and motives start to surface, and suddenly he’s not so certain…

Knives Out, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans

Harlan Thrombey. The world’s most successful mystery writer and the patriarch of this whole insidious clan. When he turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, the game is afoot…

Murder mystery fans rejoice! KNIVES OUT looks and sounds as if it's going to be one helluva good time! Directed by Rian Johnson, this upcoming murder most foul stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.

KNIVES OUT will take a stab at getting asses into theater seats beginning on November 27th.

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Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He started with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, before launching the companion YouTube series Animation Movies Revisited. He's also the host of the Talking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio show focusing on comic books, film, music, and more. You'll rarely catch him without headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.