The wave of casting announcements for the upcoming Knives Out sequel has proved a source of fun for Twitter users in the last few days.
A sequel to the star-studded murder mystery was confirmed in March, with Daniel Craig set to reprise his role as detective Benoit Blanc.
In the past week, new additions to the ensemble cast have also been revealed, with Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe and Kathryn Hahn having all been confirmed over the course of a few days.
While film fans await more news about the Knives Out 2 cast, the previous back-to-back announcements have ended up inspiring a new meme on Twitter.
It all began when people began sharing their dream castings (so take note that none of the below are actually genuine)…
Gillian Anderson has been cast in “Knives Out 2”
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— pati (@gaygirIboss) May 13, 2021
Tom Hiddleston has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’.
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— phi 🇵🇸 (@Ridlxy) May 14, 2021
James McAvoy has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’.
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— dee (@CLARKAVOY) May 15, 2021
Halle Bailey has been cast in Knives Out 2. pic.twitter.com/7P0iZDMtQt
— ˚✧₊⁎ (@sourfingerz) May 15, 2021
Danny DeVito has been cast in ‘Knives Out 2’
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— tess🧬 (@yipyiphoorayyy) May 15, 2021
Lady Gaga has been cast in KNIVES OUT 2.
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— Hamza Jahanzeb (@hamzajahanzeb) May 16, 2021
Faye Dunaway has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’.
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— ethel merman stan (@ethelmermanstan) May 15, 2021
But before long, it evolved into some more silly and off-the-wall suggestions…
British daytime TV staple & EGOT winner Ruth Langsford MBE has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’.
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— Jamie (@xjamielister) May 16, 2021
Letitia Dean has been cast in Knives Out 2
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— george (@georgegriffiths) May 15, 2021
Victoria Beckham has been cast in KNIVES OUT 2.
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— Right Back At Ya! The 2000s Pop Music Podcast (@rightbackpod) May 16, 2021
Kim Woodburn has been cast in KNIVES OUT 2.
(Source: Deadline) pic.twitter.com/H0K2fdDXTU
— Lee (@JustifyMyLee) May 16, 2021
Ginny Lemon has been cast in 'KNIVES OUT 2'.
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— David Opie 🌈 (@DavidOpie) May 16, 2021
Emily Thornberry has been cast in KNIVES OUT 2.
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— Rhys (@rhysrmann) May 16, 2021
Greta Thumberg has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’.
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— Slade (@Slade) May 14, 2021
Wanda Maximoff has been cast in Knives Out 2
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— KYLIE🐻 (@akasakafaq) May 16, 2021
Acclaimed actress Natalya Platonova has been cast in KNIVES OUT 2
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— Shaun Kitchener (@ShaunKitchener) May 16, 2021
Naturally, things then took a totally surreal turn…
BREAKING: Facetuned Pig has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’. pic.twitter.com/AFzwuN3CQH
— socialist artpop truther ☭ (@gaythembo) May 13, 2021
Breaking news: Jason Derulo falling down the stairs has been cast in Knives Out 2 pic.twitter.com/AH3UbodrTE
— ✨ Daddy Xanax's Home✨ (@BarbaraDanish) May 14, 2021
Shrek has been cast in 'KNIVES OUT 2'
(Source: Deadline) pic.twitter.com/5i3onbdzbJ— Kayleigh (@kayleighisjunk) May 14, 2021
Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy has been cast in Knives Out 2
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— Awkward Productions (@AwkwardProds) May 16, 2021
Baby vision has been cast in 'KNIVES OUT 2'
(Source: Deadline) pic.twitter.com/3XSoVvewjq— nora the explora (@_why_isgamora) May 15, 2021
Thomas the tank engine has been cast in Knives Out 2
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— MrOliver1997 (@MrOliver1997) May 15, 2021
The Umbrella Academy break out star, Phinneus Pogo has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’.
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— belle ☂︎𓅫 (@bruisedpie) May 14, 2021
Kowalski has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’.
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— Andrew, The Lark (@king_of_limb) May 13, 2021
LifeSavers Mint o Green Mints have been cast in Knives Out 2. pic.twitter.com/wcxqrvktMS
— ˚✧₊⁎ (@sourfingerz) May 15, 2021
a can of white peach ginger bubly has been cast in ‘KNIVES OUT 2’
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— mylifeisgay 🌸 (@mylifeisgay) May 16, 2021
the angel ezekiel has been cast in Knives Out 2
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— take another little Reece of my heart now baby 💕 (@connolly_reece) May 16, 2021
The entire population of planet Earth has been cast in 'KNIVES OUT 2'
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— AwesomeAlex500 (@AwesomeAlex500) May 15, 2021
The first Knives Out film was released in cinemas in 2019, and earned director Rian Johnson a Best Original Screenplay nod at the Oscars.
It was also nominated for three Golden Globes, including Best Film – Comedy Or Musical and acting nominations for Daniel Craig and Ana De Armas.
Among the cast of the original film were Toni Collette, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, LaKeith Stanfield and Christopher Plummer, marking one of the late actor’s final on-screen appearances.
Netflix bought the rights to create two Knives Out sequels earlier this year, with filming on the second instalment slated to begin in the summer.
