It's hard to imagine anyone other than Daniel Craig playing private detective Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out films, but the actor almost lost out on the iconic role due to his commitments on the James Bond franchise.

Daniel Craig somberly saying “Scooby-dooby-doo” in his Benoit Blanc voice is not something I ever knew I needed in my life. But after hearing him do just that in Wake Up Dead Man —the third Knives Out movie, which began streaming on Netflix today—I now know I could never live without it.

In a wide-ranging interview, the legendary filmmaker breaks down the spiritual heart of the next Knives Out, Blanc’s evolving inner life, and how faith and mystery click together in his darkest whodunit yet.

Benoit Blanc, the detective with the ‘Kentucky-fried Foghorn Leghorn drawl’ played by Daniel Craig, is the beating heart of the film series.

Director Rian Johnson brings Benoit Blanc to Netflix with the third installment in the "Knives Out" series with "Wake Up Dead Man."

With Wake Up Dead Man, Johnson takes a big swing, removing his protagonist from the equation for a big chunk of the movie and letting a brand-new character take centre stage. Shaking up the Knives Out structure is an act of faith in the audience on the writer-director's part, as he told Digital Spy.

Daniel freakin' Craig and Josh freakin' O'Connor! Spoilers for Wake Up Dead Man are ahead! Proceed with caution if you want to keep the mystery a mystery, and stream Rian Johnson ’s latest Knives Out mystery with a Netflix subscription.

NEW YORK (AP) — The greatest mystery in Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” movies might be Benoit Blanc. Over the course of three films, Johnson and Daniel Craig have stingily dropped clues to Blanc’s past and personal life. Since Blanc first introduced ...

Rian Johnson's entire Knives Out trilogy is now streaming on Netflix. This is how we'd rank his three ambitious murder mysteries!