Rian Johnson opens up about the possibility of doing a Knives Out x Muppets film

Writer-director Rian Johnson has finally addressed the internet's deep desire for a Knives Out x The Muppets film. Sadly, it’s not great news.

With Johnson sharing he wants to continue the Knives Out instalments after the upcoming third murder mystery film , the internet has been pondering about where the whodunnits could go next.

For a while now, fans have been calling for Knives Out x The Muppets movie. “Okay so muppets knives out when,” one user posted .

Another shared last year: “Listen [Johnson] I may be three margaritas in but my neighbors and I want to know if the next Knives Out can be all Muppets except for Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc.”

Also, one fan declared : “A MUPPETS X KNIVES OUT MOVIE WOULD BE A GAG.”

Someone has even mocked up the poster for the potential “FLEECED: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (2025)” film.

The writer-director of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has now revealed his stance on a potential Knives Out x The Muppets movie.

“I’d love to do a musical someday. I think that would be really fun,” Johnson revealed to The Hollywood Reporter's Podcast . “Can we talk about the Muppets really quick? I’m not doing a Muppet. This is not the announcement.

'it would feel totally wrong'

“On the internet, the notion of a Knives Out Muppet movie comes up a lot. I wanted to get you guys together here so that I could explain why that’s a bad idea,” he laughed.

“It’s not a bad idea, but… I love and respect Muppet movies too much. The reality is, if you put Muppets in a Benoit Blanc movie, it would feel totally wrong because they would be getting murdered.

“The alternative is to just stick Benoit Blanc into a Muppet movie, which admittedly would be very fun, but… would kind of break the reality of what Blanc is.”

Despite this heartbreaking announcement that a Knives Out x The Muppets movie is unlikely to come to fruition, Johnson did tease his Muppets interest.

“I would just love to do a regular awesome Muppet movie,” he revealed. “I’ll do the Muppet caper or my Muppet musical.” 

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is in cinemas on 26 November before being on Netflix from 12 December.