No, that’s not a typo. We’re not talking about Benoit Blanc, the drawling detective played by Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out films. We’re talking about Beignet Blanc, who investigates a different sort of crime in “Forks Out,” a charming short from Netflix, which is home to both Wake Up Dead Man (the latest Knives Out mystery) and Sesame Street.
And over on Sesame Street, someone has eaten Cookie Monster’s pie. Who could it be? Oscar the Grouch, perhaps, whose sardine pie looks quite delicious, really, if you’re into that sort of thing? Rian Johnson? Did Cookie Monster steal his own pie? With drawl and charm, Beignet gets to the bottom of the pie pan, uncovering a solution that’s about as sweet as pie, and entirely appropriate to Sesame Street.
This is utterly charming, but it has one flaw: Why not get Daniel Craig himself, real human Daniel Craig, to play Beignet? Like, in person, with the puppet residents. It would be incredible. I demand a remake!
(The Reactor staff is not convinced that it is actually Daniel Craig doing the voice of Beignet, but we do not know who is doing it. Netflix has not been helpful with details.)
This is not exactly the Muppets crossover folks have been asking for, but it’s not that far off. Knives Out creator Rian Johnson—who’s shot down the Muppets idea, gently and correctly pointing out that no one wants to see Muppets get murdered—has given the short the seal of approval, writing “This brings me so much joy” in a post on the website formerly known as Twitter.
With knives and forks covered, one can only assume “Spoons Out” is coming soon. Wake Up Dead Man is currently in (some) theaters, and will be on Netflix December 12th.
