No, Chris Evans won't be in the Knives Out sequel

“No Chris Evans in a chunky sweater?” The Hollywood Reporter recently asked the writer-director about the sequel, which is supposedly gearing up to go into production soon—presumably once Johnson has added sufficient “I say, I say, never!”-isms to the script for Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc to utter. “Not in my movie,” he responds, “but in real life? Probably.” Alas, such real life appearances tend to lack a clever whodunit enveloping them.

Johnson also put the kibosh on hopes for any returning characters save for his gentlemanly lead detective. “Think of it just like another Hercule Poirot novel from Agatha Christie, so a whole new location, whole new cast,” he says, adding that despite wanting Craig for the role of Blanc, he wrote it intentionally not picturing anyone in particular, explaining, “I’ve learned that you’ll always get your heart broken if you have your eyes set on somebody because the schedule will always not work out or something will happen.” There’s no announced production date for the sequel, but Johnson currently plans to make the film within the next year.