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Daniel Craig reprises his role as Benoit Blanc, the detective in "Wake Up Dead Man: a Knives Out Mystery"

In "Wake Up Dead Man, A Knives Out Mystery", the third installment of the franchise, Daniel Craig's charismatic and sharply dressed Benoit Blanc is back to solve yet another murder case. It's dark, big and fun.

The latest installment of the Whodunit genre from writer-director Rian Johnston takes place in a small town church in Upstate New York, with a more grounded tone.

Johnson said on the red carpet before the Toronto International Film Festival premiere that they were trying to "do something different every time".

"The first was a cozy mystery. The second was a broad, kind of vacation comedy mystery. "This one has a darker tone and is more gothic, but it's still fun," said he.

Craig couldn't be more in agreement.

"It is a departure. It's an entirely different movie. "But it's still Benoit blanc mystery", the former James Bond actor said.

The ensemble cast includes Josh O'Connor (left), Glenn Close (right), Josh Brolin (center), Mila Kunis (right), Jeremy Renner and Kerry Washington. Also included are Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church, and Andrew Scott.

O'Connor was awash with praise for Johnson who he called his "idol". He said that Johnson was a "genius writer and director".

The young British actor who played Prince Charles on the TV show "The Crown" received the most applause for his performance of a young priest following the premiere.

Spaeny said that she was grateful to have the chance to play a cellist and enjoyed every moment on the set. The American actress, who learned the cello in preparation for her part, stars in her first comedy.

She said, "It felt like we weren't being paid for this work."

Craig also praised the cast for their "bubbly" nature.

He said, "We have been extremely lucky in the entire series. We nailed it once again."

The film will be released in limited theaters on November 26, before being streamed on Netflix starting December 12. (Reporting from Bhargav Asharya in Toronto, Editing by Caroline Stauffer & William Mallard

(source: Reuters)