There's a 'Dead Man' in Church in This Snarky 'Knives Out' Mystery

There's a 'Dead Man' in church in this snarky 'Knives Out' mystery

A firebrand fundamentalist is stabbed to death at church in Rian Johnson's new film, Wake Up Dead Man. This over-the-top whodunit uses mystery conventions to open up a spiritual inquiry.

“Wake Up Dead Man”: A Murder Mystery with God in the Details

Justin Chang reviews Rian Johnson’s latest whodunnit, in which Josh O’Connor plays a Catholic priest trying to restore moral order at a church befouled by murder.

Josh O’Connor Says He ‘Felt the Pressure’ Playing a Hot Priest Next to Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott and Josh O’Connor both star in Rian Johnson’s new Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, but only one of them is a priest, and it’s not Scott. The duo also dove into the film’s themes of faith, the challenge of playing a priest, and what it was like acting next to Andrew Scott — the original Hot Priest from Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag. Of course, I had to ask if there was any playful tension on set. “Did he threaten you? Like, don’t …