Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI have some basic, elemental, conceptual ideas. Like, \u2018OK, it\u2019d be interesting if it were this kind of thing\u2019 kernels,\u201d he said in a December 2025 interview.<\/p>\nThe Looper<\/em> director added, \u201cI don\u2019t have actual concrete ideas. I don\u2019t have a theme yet, I don\u2019t have a location. It\u2019s really pretty vague, and I feel like it\u2019s good to kinda keep it vague until I\u2019m ready to actually sit down and write it.\u201d<\/p>\nEach Knives Out<\/em> film has its own unique vibe. From the 2019 Ana de Armas<\/strong>-led debut to the 2022 Glass Onion,<\/em> Johnson has played with comedic and cinematic tones \u2014 the former leaning into classic Agatha Christie whodunit style, the latter indulging in campy, eat-the-rich satire.<\/p>\nWake Up Dead Man<\/em>, set against a Gothic backdrop and exploring themes of faith, marks a darker turn for the franchise, drawing comparisons to Edgar Allan Poe. And according to Johnson, each film is meant to reflect the cultural moment of its release.<\/p>\n\u201cPart of making these movies, for me, is reacting to the present moment, not necessarily with current events or politics or culture specifically, but in terms of what we\u2019re all feeling in the world at that moment. The vibe check of the United States and the moment that we\u2019re in,\u201d he explained. \u201cI like that these movies are not timeless, per se, and that they all have one foot in something that is common to all of us in our present moment. So, yeah, I don\u2019t know. I have a vague notion, but trying to keep it vague until it\u2019s time to actually do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t expect Knives Out 4<\/em> to hit screens immediately. Johnson plans to focus on a standalone film next \u2014 a sci-fi homage to \u201970s paranoid thrillers \u2014 before turning his attention back to the murder-mystery series. But fans can rest assured: the world of Benoit Blanc isn\u2019t going anywhere anytime soon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n