Marvel star Josh Brolin has a brilliant reason behind why he's playing a priest in Knives Out 3 Wake Up Dead Man: "It’s like you manifest this sh*t"

Oct. 10, 2024

Exclusive: The actor says he didn’t need the intervention of a higher power when securing a role in the third Knives Out movie

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Actor Josh Brolin may be playing a priest in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, but he didn’t need to pray to God to secure the role. Instead, he believes that he may have manifested it himself, an idea that was initially proposed by his wife.

He reveals: “Rian [Johnson] is probably my new favorite director. It was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had. Incredible cast. I’m playing a priest. My wife reminded me… She said, ‘Do you remember a year ago you said that you wanted to play a priest? It’s like you manifest this shit.’”

Brolin will next be seen in action-comedy Brothers, where he stars as a reformed criminal whose attempt at going straight is thrown off course upon reuniting with his twin brother, who is played by Peter Dinklage.

The third Knives Out movie, meanwhile, will see him star alongside a stellar cast that includes Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, Andrew Scott, Josh O’Connor, Kerry Washington, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church, as well as Daniel Craig who once again returns as detective Benoit Blanc.

Little is known about the upcoming sequel which is currently shrouded in mystery, but afirst look revealedthat Blanc is sporting a longer hairdo in this chapter… which is something at least!

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