Netflix viewers have just uncovered a surprising link between the Knives Out thriller series and Daniel Craig’s famous James Bond franchise.
Netflix viewers have just spotted a surprising link between the beloved Knives Out trilogy and Daniel Craig’s iconic 007 films.
The streaming giant has just released Wake Up Dead Man, which marks the third thriller in the Rian Johnson whodunit franchise.
Craig reprises his role as eccentric detective Benoit Blanc and takes on a seemingly impossible murder case.
Wake Up Dead Man has bagged a stellar 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, with many viewers already crowning it as the best thriller in the series.
This comes as no surprise considering its talented cast, which includes Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Kerry Washington, and Mila Kunis.
But the ensemble cast has caught moviegoers’ attention with more than just their acting chops. Many have pointed out that each instalment in the franchise has featured at least one actor that Craig worked with during his James Bond days.
Taking to Reddit, one fan posted a series of images of Bond actors who have also appeared in the Knives Out trilogy.
They shared their discovery, writing: “Something interesting I noticed after watching the movies back to back. With Wake Up Dead Man featuring Andrew Scott and Jeffrey Wright , Daniel Craig has worked again with at least one other actor from his James Bond movies on all 3 Knives Out films.”
Fans of the series will remember that the first film featured Oscar nominee Ana de Armas as nurse Marta Cabrera.
Craig and de Armas also collaborated in No Time to Die, in which the actress played CIA agent Paloma.
However, as some fans on Reddit pointed out “Ana de Armas was a Knives Out actor in a Bond movie, not the other way around,” since she joined the Bond universe two years after starring in the mystery film.
Craig later reunited with fellow Bond star Dave Bautista in Glass Onion, the Knives Out sequel.
Spectre fans will remember Bautista as terrifying henchman Hinx, a character worlds away from his light-hearted Glass Onion role as gamer Duke Cody.
Irish actor Andrew Scott also featured in the same 2015 Bond film as intelligence agent Max Denbigh.
Scott plays misguided writer Lee Ross in Wake Up Dead Man, though he sparingly shares scenes with Craig.
Another No Time to Die star, Oscar nominee Jeffrey Wright also reunites with Craig in the new Knives Out film.
Wright plays Bishop Langstrom, who serves as something of a mentor for main character Father Jud Duplenticy (O’Connor).
Fans were especially thrilled to see this duo collaborating again, four years after Wright played Bond’s ally Felix Leiter.
Responding to the Reddit thread, one fan penned: “God I love Jeffery Wright,” with someone else agreeing: “Was the best surprise seeing him!”
And a third added: “The Jeffrey wright one really made me happy. Didn’t know he was in it!”
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is streaming now on Netflix