The post Nathan And Rian Johnson Talk ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ And Family Filmmaking appeared com. Rian Johnson and Nathan Johnson at Netflix’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” premiere held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on November 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. After making multiple full feature films together over the past two decades, these collaborative cousins show no signs of slowing down, as Rian continues to write and direct the Knives Out film, while Nathan composes the music throughout these popular mysteries. With Wake Up Dead Man, their third Knives Out cinematic achievement for the big screen, this creative duo brings arguably their darkest and most layered Knives Out yet to audiences and by far, their most personal. Mila Kunis, Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor in “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” Netflix Premiering November 26 in select theaters and streaming December 12 on Netflix, Wake Up Dead Man continues to assemble a clever mix of seasoned actors and thoughtful newcomers to tell a memorable tale around murder, suspicion and disbelief. With Daniel Craig still leading the way as Detective Benoit Blanc, celebrated fresh faces include Josh O’Connor as Father Jud Duplenticy, Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix and Josh Brolin as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks just to name a few, as secrets from the townspeople within this upstate New York church community start to come to light. Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Cailee Spaeny, Kerry Washington, Thomas Haden Church, Glenn Close and Daryl McCormack in “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” John Wilson/Netflix I sat down with Nathan and Rian to uncover the origin of their shared filmmaking interests, their creative process in building out these.