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The Cast of Rian Johnson’s Murder-Mystery Film ‘Knives Out’ Also Includes Frank Oz!

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The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has put together an insanely good cast for his Knives Out, a “murder mystery in a mansion film” that Lionsgate will be releasing in November. But there’s one more big name that wasn’t originally announced, confirmed by Indiewire this week: Frank Oz, the legendary actor/director/”Sesame Street” puppeteer/voice of Yoda!

“[Rian] asked me to act in it and I said, ‘Are you out of your friggin’ mind?’ But he wanted me in there,” Oz told the site. “The reason I do those, and I believe every director should do this, is I need to know how frightening it is in front of a camera. And if I screw up, I can learn how to help when I direct an actor. Every director should get in front of the camera and see how frightening it is and how much the actors need you.”

The cast also includes Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Don Johnson, Ana De Armas, Jaeden Lieberher, Riki Lindhome, Edi Patteron and Raúl Castillo.

Knives Out will be a “contemporary version of the locked door mansion murder mystery.”

Johnson wrote the script and directs.

Knives Out has been set for nationwide release on November 27, 2019.

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New Line’s ‘Companion’ from ‘Barbarian’ Team Has Been Rated “R” for “Strong Violence” & “Sexual Content”

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From New Line Cinema and producer Zach Cregger (Director: Barbarian) comes the upcoming sci-fi/horror movie Companion, which has officially received its “R” rating this week.

Companion has been rated “R” by the MPA for…

“Strong violence, sexual content, and language throughout.”

The film’s cast includes Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” The Boogeyman) alongside Rupert Friend (Separation), Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Lukas Gage (“You”), Megan Suri (It Lives Inside), and Jack Quaid (Scream, “The Boys”).

Described as a sci-fi/horror movie, Companion will mark the directorial debut of Drew Hancock, who also wrote the script. At this time, plot details are under wraps.

In other words, we have no idea what to expect from this one. Stay tuned for more.

BoulderLight’s Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz will also produce along with Vertigo’s Roy Lee. BoulderLight’s Tracy Rosenblum and Vertigo’s Andrew Childs will exec produce.

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