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Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene From ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ | Vanity Fair

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December 18, 2025

‘Knives Out’ director Rian Johnson takes us through the investigation scene where Father Jud is being brought along by Detective Benoit Blanc, accompanied by the local chief of police Geraldine. Johnson explains all of the different quirks Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, and the rest of the cast brought to their performances and how this scene set the stage for the rest of the mystery to unfold.

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Is In Select Theaters November 26, 2025 and On Netflix December 12, 2025. https://www.netflix.com/title/81458424

Director: Adam Lance Garcia
Director of Photography: Dave Sanders
Editor: Paul Tael
Talent: Rian Johnson
Producer: Madison Coffey
Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Associate Production Manager: Elizabeth Hymes
Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza
Camera Operator: Nigel Akam
Gaffer: Dave Plank
Audio Engineer: Kevin Teixeira
Production Assistant: Nicole Murphy
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Additional Editor: Sam DiVito
Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow
Senior Manager; Creative Development: Hannah Pak
Director; Creative Development: Claire Buss
Director; Content Production: Lane Williamson
Senior Director; Programming & Development: Ella Ruffel
Executive Producer: Ruhiya Nuruddin

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26 Comments

@urrfavvluluu

December 19, 2025 at 10:53 am

When’s the new billie interview coming out? It’s already past her birthday

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@PradnyaArora

December 19, 2025 at 11:03 am

Where is billieeeeee

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@kermitblaster

December 19, 2025 at 11:10 am

21:19 when you low-key reach a flow state when you’re writing a movie ✍️🤔🤫

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@salemsaberhagen1570

December 19, 2025 at 11:22 am

I was actually waiting for this! I love Rian Johnson’s scene breakdowns!

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@nethansingbeil356

December 19, 2025 at 11:44 am

EASILY THE WEAKEST OF THE 3 FILMS! THE WHOLE STORY WAS A COMPLETE BUTCHERING OF THE MYSTERY GENRE!!

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- @ddoober
  
  December 19, 2025 at 12:06 pm
  
  the films themselves ARE butcherings of the mystery genre
  
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@HamzaYaich-r2o

December 19, 2025 at 11:49 am

Where is billie eilish octobre 18th????????

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@kevinworth

December 19, 2025 at 11:54 am

“Phish… the band?”

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@WouldYouKindlyNot

December 19, 2025 at 2:03 pm

I look forward to this video after every Benoit Blanc movie now. Give me MORE RIAN

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@9ubgy90bohbhhyuiyug9y

December 19, 2025 at 2:26 pm

THIS DOESN’T LOOK LIKE BILLIE.

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@donovanwiebe2495

December 19, 2025 at 3:49 pm

I thought Noah Segan being in the same pose was a purposeful reference to Hot Fuzz when I saw it!

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@billiestannnnnn

December 19, 2025 at 4:04 pm

WHERE IS BILLIE THIS DOESNT LOOK LIKE BILLIE

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@mach1neg

December 19, 2025 at 6:02 pm

this movie was great but it honestly felt less like a whodunit and more of just a mystery reveal plot. in the other movies there was the possibility of working out who the killer was for sure if you caught the details. but this movie had no firm evidence in anyones case and theres no way you could have known for sure who the murderer was, even if your guess was correct

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@christmas.youtube

December 19, 2025 at 6:39 pm

Congratulations Rian Love the Film!!

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@MONERSC

December 19, 2025 at 7:52 pm

thank u make 20 more of these pls

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@katie-7972

December 19, 2025 at 8:59 pm

Yaaaass I was hoping he and this movie would show up on this series ❤

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@Yen_Drawss

December 19, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Drop the billie eilish interview pls 🙏🏻😭

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@ProfessorPuggles

December 20, 2025 at 12:11 am

Luigi primo mentioned??????

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@wifine1951

December 20, 2025 at 4:21 am

Where is his Star Wars trilogy

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@nettieb7604

December 20, 2025 at 4:43 am

mr Johnson I will take a billion benoit blanc movies please

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@Bemetter-i1h

December 20, 2025 at 7:14 am

Its a bad movie

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@narusasu136

December 20, 2025 at 8:16 am

I’m so drawn to this movie mainly because of the kind and non-preachy aspect of religion. Watched it 3 times already. Father Jud’s character was amazing and Josh embodied him brilliantly

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@hieuhahuy1375

December 20, 2025 at 10:07 am

Very talented director, but why did he destroy Star wars?

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@Urmom.com11-t8x

December 20, 2025 at 10:22 am

Off topic but where’s the Billie interview?

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@참-k2z

December 20, 2025 at 10:58 am

Excuse me, it’s not related to the video, but I’m telling you because I don’t know where to talk. I really want to watch Billie’s Same interview series This year’s and 2023’s. Please I’m really desperate

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@theorybox3094

December 20, 2025 at 1:56 pm

Absolutely loved every time someone would call Jeremy Renner’s character “pathetic” or something and it would cut to him making awful little faces. It cracked me up every time

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