Rian Johnson doesn’t have a plan for Knives Out
Three movies in, Knives Out is really showing its range. After starting out with a mystery on a cozy New England estate, followed by a sequel set on a Greek island owned by an Elon Musk-style tech bro, the series gets much darker with Wake Up Dead Man. This time, director Rian Johnson crafted a locked-door mystery set inside of a small-town church, with a story that explores issues of faith and the divine.
Each movie has had its own distinct style, but Johnson says there wasn't a master plan to explore each of these genres one by one. "I actually think it's very important that I just follow my instinct for each one," he tells me. "I don't w …