Ahead of Rian Johnson‘s Knives Out hitting 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on February 25th, Lionsgate has now made it official this week that a sequel is soon on the way!
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer made the announcement last night, Deadline reports, with the site adding that Feltheimer hinted that “a production start is imminent.”
Rian Johnson had noted earlier this year that he was developing a sequel that would center on Daniel Craig‘s detective character Benoit Blanc investigating a new case.
At the time, Lionsgate hadn’t yet given the sequel a green light.
Knives Out was a massive hit for Lionsgate, pulling in nearly $300 million worldwide at the box office. The production budget for Johnson’s film was a mere $40 million.
Potentially, Lionsgate could have a new hit franchise on their hands with this one.