When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n Credit: Marvel and John Wilson\/Netflix<\/p>\n Jeremy Renner\u2019s casting in Rian Johnson\u2019s <\/u>Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery<\/u><\/a> immediately raised a deliciously nerdy question: how does a guy who was already a hilarious punchline<\/u><\/a> in Glass Onion, playing himself in the now infamous<\/u><\/a> \u201cJeremy Renner Hot Sauce,\u201d now show up as a flesh-and-blood character without breaking the bit? The actor explains how his new role works in relation to this ridiculous Glass Onion cameo.<\/p>\n Speaking with Entertainment Weekly<\/u><\/a> at TIFF, the Hawkeye actor joked about the whole continuity issue. He made it clear this was never his problem to figure out, and here\u2019s what he had to say:<\/p>\n I wasn’t part of that discussion, but I know it was talked about it. I don’t know what they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The short answer is: the hot-sauce gag and a real character can coexist. Glass Onion\u2019s \u201cRenning Hot!\u201d bit is a classic Rian Johnson crowd moment, but a cheeky name-drop doesn\u2019t erase a role in Knives Out 3.<\/p>\n Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n The Wind River star clarifies his role, saying he\u2019s playing Dr. Nat Sharp in Wake Up Dead Man, a guy who\u2019s almost certainly never sampled Renning Hot!. The actor continued:<\/p>\n He has no idea who he is. He’s a sad doctor. He isn’t watching movies, man. He’s a sad man. That’s the archetype I play: dad in crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Renner\u2019s \u201csad doctor\u201d pitch tracks with what we\u2019ve been hearing about the 2025 movie schedule<\/u><\/a> entry. The first teaser for <\/u>Wake Up Dead Man<\/u><\/a> hinted at a moody, almost gothic vibe\u2014distinct from the brighter motifs of the first two films. Early viewers have echoed that shift, praising a noticeably darker tone<\/u><\/a> than the previous Knives Out installments.<\/p>\n If Knives Out skewered the 1 percent and Glass Onion torched tech-bro bluster, Wake Up Dead Man looks ready to probe small-town archetypes\u2014according to the same reporting. It\u2019s a rich arena for Johnson\u2019s blend of puzzle-box plotting and razor jokes\u2026 and a perfect space for Renner\u2019s \u201cdad in crisis\u201d to fold pathos into the sleight of hand.<\/p>\n Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n Based on the new <\/u>Wake Up Dead Man<\/u> trailer<\/u><\/a>, we know the third entry in the mystery franchise sends Benoit Blanc after the murder of a priest\u2014and, as teased, it looks like his toughest case yet. The religious iconography from the earlier teaser returns in fuller force, and the gothic undertones deepen.<\/p>\n Writer-director Rian Johnson is back with Wake Up Dead Man, dropping Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) into what may be his riskiest puzzle yet after Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) turns up dead. The suspect pool is stacked: Jeremy Renner, Josh O\u2019Connor, Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church.<\/p>\n And the hot sauce problem? It\u2019s not a problem at all. Knives Out movies have always embraced elastic reality: real brands, real celebs, real ephemera humming in the background. The presence of a novelty bottle doesn\u2019t preclude the presence of a broken man in a lab coat.<\/p>\n Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery hits theaters November 26, then lands on streaming for everyone with a Netflix subscription<\/u><\/a> on December 12. Until then, Glass Onion is streaming\u2014hot-sauce sequence and all\u2014on one of the best streaming services<\/u><\/a> if you need a spicy refresher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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