Leslie Odom Jr. lands role in Knives Out 2… after scoring two Oscar nods for One Night in Miami

Leslie Odom Jr. lands role in Knives Out 2… after scoring two Oscar nods for One Night in Miami


After scoring two Oscar nods for One Night in Miami, Leslie Odom Jr. has reportedly landed his next gig – a mystery role in Netflix sequel Knives Out 2.

The 39-year-old triple threat begins shooting Rian Johnson’s 2022 whodunnit this summer in Greece alongside Daniel Craig’s Southern private detective Benoit Blanc – according to THR.

Leslie joins other announced Knives Out 2 cast members Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, Edward Norton, and Janelle Monáe.

Congrats! After scoring two Oscar nods for One Night in Miami, Leslie Odom Jr. (pictured April 25) has reportedly landed his next gig – a mystery role in Netflix sequel Knives Out 2

Beautiful location! The 39-year-old triple threat begins shooting Rian Johnson's (M) 2022 whodunnit this summer in Greece alongside Daniel Craig's (L) private detective Benoit Blanc

Beautiful location! The 39-year-old triple threat begins shooting Rian Johnson’s (M) 2022 whodunnit this summer in Greece alongside Daniel Craig’s (L) private detective Benoit Blanc

‘In my mind, I don’t even think of it in terms of like a sequel,’ the 47-year-old filmmaker told SiriusXM last year.

‘To me it’s just, ever since we started working on this I was like, “Look, if we can keep this going, the same way Agatha Christie wrote a bunch of Poirot novels. I mean, do that with Blanc and keep making more mysteries.”

‘Whole new cast, whole new location, whole new mystery. It’s just another Benoit Blanc mystery and it seems like there’s just so many different things you can do with it, you know? It seems like it’d be really fun.’

Rian’s 2019 original film amassed $311.4M at the global box office and holds an impressive certified fresh 97% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ensemble: Leslie joins other announced Knives Out 2 cast members Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, Edward Norton, and Janelle Monáe (pictured)

Ensemble: Leslie joins other announced Knives Out 2 cast members Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, Edward Norton, and Janelle Monáe (pictured)

The 47-year-old filmmaker told SiriusXM last year: 'In my mind, I don't even think of it in terms of like a sequel. To me it's just, ever since we started working on this I was like, "Look, if we can keep this going, the same way Agatha Christie wrote a bunch of Poirot novels. I mean, do that with Blanc and keep making more mysteries"'

The 47-year-old filmmaker told SiriusXM last year: ‘In my mind, I don’t even think of it in terms of like a sequel. To me it’s just, ever since we started working on this I was like, “Look, if we can keep this going, the same way Agatha Christie wrote a bunch of Poirot novels. I mean, do that with Blanc and keep making more mysteries”‘

Rian continued: 'Whole new cast, whole new location, whole new mystery. It's just another Benoit Blanc mystery and it seems like there's just so many different things you can do with it, you know? It seems like it'd be really fun'

Rian continued: ‘Whole new cast, whole new location, whole new mystery. It’s just another Benoit Blanc mystery and it seems like there’s just so many different things you can do with it, you know? It seems like it’d be really fun’

Odom Jr. has been in full-on nesting mode caring for his two-month-old son Able Phineas.

The Tony-winning Hamilton alum is also father to four-year-old daughter Lucille Ruby from his eight-year marriage to Nicolette Robinson, whom he met while co-starring in a 2008 play.

Leslie will next reprise his voiceover role as park manager Owen Tillerman in the second season of animated comedy series Central Park, which premieres June 25 on AppleTV+.

Squeee! Odom Jr. has been in full-on nesting mode caring for his two-month-old son Able Phineas (pictured Sunday)

Squeee! Odom Jr. has been in full-on nesting mode caring for his two-month-old son Able Phineas (pictured Sunday)

May 7 family portrait: The Tony-winning Hamilton alum is also father to four-year-old daughter Lucille Ruby from his eight-year marriage to Nicolette Robinson (L), whom he met while co-starring in a 2008 play

May 7 family portrait: The Tony-winning Hamilton alum is also father to four-year-old daughter Lucille Ruby from his eight-year marriage to Nicolette Robinson (L), whom he met while co-starring in a 2008 play

Premieres June 25 on AppleTV+! Leslie will next reprise his voiceover role as park manager Owen Tillerman (2-R) in the second season of animated comedy series Central Park

Premieres June 25 on AppleTV+! Leslie will next reprise his voiceover role as park manager Owen Tillerman (2-R) in the second season of animated comedy series Central Park