In a Q&A following the film’s premiere at TIFF, Rian Johnson was asked if there would be more Benoit Blanc films, with Kyle Buchanan of the NY Times taking to Twitter to share the director’s answer:

“I’m going to keep making these until Daniel blocks me on his phone.”

Daniel Craig has seemingly had a lot of fun with different and unexpected roles between 007 films, portraying the character Joe Bang in Steven Soderbergh’s heist film “Logan Lucky” and, of course, portraying Blanc the first time around in 2019’s “Knives Out.” While Johnson jokes about continuing to write these films until Craig gets sick of them, the real truth is that Craig enjoys these films just as much as Johnson.

Benoit Blanc is a far cry from the self-serious, action-oriented Bond films. The role as the 007 agent was a taxing and emotional one for Craig that he seemed more than ready to be done with, making his turn as Blanc, by comparison, something that’s possibly more enjoyable for the actor.