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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Looks like Daniel Craig has a new movie franchise after ending his role as James Bond. Craig is to star in two sequels to the 2019 “Knives Out” crime caper that will. Apr 07, 2021 Netflix's Knives Out Sequels Could Earn Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson $100 Million Each. Netflix's upcoming Knives Out sequels could see both Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig walk away with a wallet.
- Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig could each make 'upwards of $100 million' for Netflix's 'Knives Out' sequels, THR reported.
- Netflix struck a deal last week reportedly worth more than $400 million to make two sequels.
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'Knives Out' director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig are set to make bank for Netflix's sequels to the hit 2019 mystery-comedy.
Johnson, his producing partner Ram Bergman, and Craig could make 'upwards of $100 million each' for the sequels, The Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit reported on Tuesday.
Netflix did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Deadline first reported last week that Netflix landed two sequels to 'Knives Out' in a deal worth 'north of $400 million.' THR's report has the figure at $469 million.
The studio Lionsgate released the first 'Knives Out' to critical and box-office success, striking a 97% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and grossing $311 million worldwide off of a $40 million production budget. Johnson was also nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay.
But Johnson and Bergman could license the franchise on a picture-by-picture basis, according to Deadline. The pair 'questioned the near-term viability of theatrical releasing' in January and, hoping for a summer production start, shopped sequels to other potential buyers, according to THR.
The deal gives Johnson 'immense creative control,' and Netflix's only demands were that Craig star in the sequels and they have at least the $40 million budget of the first movie, according to THR's report.
Netflix has been beefing up its library of original franchises and 'Knives Out' gives the streaming giant an already-proven hit property to expand.
It was announced last week that Daniel Craig will be reprising his role as Benoit Blanc in two upcoming sequels to Knives Out and now his massive payday has been revealed.
The upcoming movies will stream exclusively on Netflix after the company paid a huge amount money to secure the rights to the sequels.
When the news was announced, it was rumored that Netflix paid over $400 million to buy the two movies, but now THR has revealed the number is actually $469 million.
The new report also gave a breakdown of how that money will be spent, including paydays for Daniel, writer and director Rian Johnson, and producer Ram Bergman.
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Daniel is going to be making upward of $100 million for the next two movies combined, according to the new report in The Hollywood Reporter.
The outlet also says that Rian and Ram, his producing partner, will each make $100 million for the next two movies.
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Netflix's deal for the upcoming movies states that each sequel must have at least the budget of the original 2019 movie, which was made for around $40 million. Rian also will have full creative control over the movies.
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“Yes, it’s overpaying, but Netflix is playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers,” an insider said about the deal. “It takes a proven theatrical commodity off the board and puts it in their pocket. And it’s another way they re-educate audiences to think of streaming and their company above a studio.”
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See the 20 biggest movie star paydays of all time. Daniel definitely will end up on this list thanks to these sequels!