Daniel Craig led a star-studded line-up at the 69th BFI London Film Festival as Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery opened this year’s event at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
The former James Bond actor, 56, joined his Knives Out co-stars Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington and Cailee Spaeny on the red carpet for the international premiere.
Craig wore a dapper double-breasted grey suit to the event, complete with a pocket square and red-and-white tie.
Fellow star Spaeny dazzled in a glittering white dress on the red carpet, while Kunis opted for a chic black outfit.
Directed by Rian Johnson, the third instalment in the murder mystery franchise follows Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc as he unravels his latest case in an undisclosed setting.
Irish actors Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormack, who both feature in the film, were also in attendance alongside Josh Brolin, adding further Hollywood glamour to the London event.
Former Sherlock star Scott looked sharp in a combination of cream blazer, green trousers, pink shirt and black tie.
Meanwhile, McCormack wore a stylish grey suit along with a dark green shirt and polka-dot tie.
Co-star Brolin went for a more casual look in a dark suede blazer, white t-shirt and grey trousers.
The new mystery marks the third Knives Out movie to premiere at the London Film Festival, following Knives Out in 2019 and Glass Onion in 2022.
It is also the third Netflix production to open the festival, after The Harder They Fall (2021) and Matilda: The Musical (2022).
The ensemble cast for Wake Up Dead Man also includes Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, and Thomas Haden Church, alongside Kunis, Washington, Spaeny, Scott, McCormack and Brolin.
The highly anticipated title begins streaming globally on Netflix from December 12, though a limited theatrical release is yet to be confirmed.
This year’s LFF lineup features around 250 films, like most years, is awash with big hitters from across 2025’s other major festivals.
Jim Jarmusch’s Venice-winner Father Mother Sister Brother is there, as is Jafar Panahi’s Cannes winning It Was Just an Accident, plus Frankenstein, After the Hunt, Bugonia, Die My Love, Hamnet, The Testament of Ann Lee, Sentimental Value and Jay Kelly.
Many of the key titles will likely be getting a sizeable push from studios and streamers hoping to impress the British capital’s growing number of resident AMPAS, BAFTA and Golden Globe voters as awards season kicks into gear.
There are also eight features world premiering, including British boxing drama Giant. The festival closes with Julia Jackson’s 100 Nights of Hero.
The 69th BFI London Film Festival runs across the capital from Wednesday, October 8 to Sunday, October 19
