Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You, Atlanta) has been added to Rian Johnson’s (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) murder mystery Knives Out, Deadline has confirmed.
Johnson wrote the script for Knives Out, which has yet to release any kind of synopsis but is described as a modern-day murder mystery in the classic whodunit style, infused with Johnson’s original voice that informed films from Brick to Looper.
Stanfield will be starring alongside Daniel Craig (Bond 25) and the recently announced Chris Evans (Avengers: Infinity War).
Stanfield is an actor and rapper known for his work in Jordan Peele’s Get Out, FX’s Atlanta, Short Term 12, and Sorry to Bother You.