Rian Johnson opens up about the possibility of doing a Knives Out x Muppets film
Will RIan Johnson make a Knives Out x Muppets film? (Netflix/Disney)
Will RIan Johnson make a Knives Out x Muppets film? (Netflix/Disney)
Writer-director Rian Johnson has finally addressed the internet’s deep desire for a Knives Out x The Muppets film. Sadly, it’s not great news.
With Johnson sharing he wants to continue the Knives Out instalments after the upcoming third murder mystery film, the internet has been pondering about where the whodunnits could go next.
For a while now, fans have been calling for Knives Out x The Muppets movie. “Okay so muppets knives out when,” one user posted.
Another shared last year: “Listen [Johnson] I may be three margaritas in but my neighbors and I want to know if the next Knives Out can be all Muppets except for Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc.”
Also, one fan declared: “A MUPPETS X KNIVES OUT MOVIE WOULD BE A GAG.”
Someone has even mocked up the poster for the potential “FLEECED: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (2025)” film.
The writer-director of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has now revealed his stance on a potential Knives Out x The Muppets movie.
“I’d love to do a musical someday. I think that would be really fun,” Johnson revealed to The Hollywood Reporter’s Podcast. “Can we talk about the Muppets really quick? I’m not doing a Muppet. This is not the announcement.
‘it would feel totally wrong’
“On the internet, the notion of a Knives Out Muppet movie comes up a lot. I wanted to get you guys together here so that I could explain why that’s a bad idea,” he laughed.
“It’s not a bad idea, but… I love and respect Muppet movies too much. The reality is, if you put Muppets in a Benoit Blanc movie, it would feel totally wrong because they would be getting murdered.
“The alternative is to just stick Benoit Blanc into a Muppet movie, which admittedly would be very fun, but… would kind of break the reality of what Blanc is.”
Despite this heartbreaking announcement that a Knives Out x The Muppets movie is unlikely to come to fruition, Johnson did tease his Muppets interest.
“I would just love to do a regular awesome Muppet movie,” he revealed. “I’ll do the Muppet caper or my Muppet musical.”
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is in cinemas on 26 November before being on Netflix from 12 December.
