Rian Johnson Wants Knives Out to Outlive Netflix

Southern-fried policeman Benoit Blanc reportedly described his investigation into the death of author Harlan Thrombey in Knives Out as a situation with a hole in the center,” a donut.” Turns out Knives Out has a potential company with a hole in the center, at least in terms of distribution. Rian, the father, explains that.

Rian Johnson wanted to watch Netflix, but it never made it to Netflix.

Westeros is home to many, let’s say, less-than-humble heroes, according to George R. R. Martin. Large-than-life figures like Cersei Lannister, Stannis Baratheon, and Daemon Targaryen are certainly appealing to the fantasy world depicted in Martin&#8217, s&#8220, A Song of Ice and Fire&#8221, books, and the HBO set Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. These individuals are more than likely aware of their enormous position.

With the most recent Game of Thrones prequel line, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, all of that is all set to shift. This version of Martin &#8217, s &#8220, Tales of Dunk and Egg &#8221, novellas may also add the viewpoints of the Seven Kingdoms &#8217, lower class, as seen through the eye of this franchise &#8217, one of the most endearingly self-aware characters.

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There&#8217, s no wonderful way to put this but&#8230, Ser Duncan the Tall a. k. a. &#8220, Dunk&#8221, ( Peter Claffey ) is a bit of an idiot and he knows it. In the Dunk and Egg tales, his domestic speech is a constant source of frustration and self-loathing. The poor man wasn’t born in a mansion and subjected to the same level of education as the noble of Westeros. He rather had to find his own path to becoming a knight like the rest of us farmers. He is therefore the most uncommon of the Westerosi themes: a huge lovely dummy. The George R. R. Martin and Ira Parker-created set has Dunk&#8217’s description down pat, based on the second video for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Peter Claffery &#8217 ;s Dunk is depicted as the beautiful, flawless moron he is no fewer than five times in this two-minute presentation. When Lord Baelor Targaryen’s slave tries to ride his horses past his enormous body, he is standing like a pile in front of him. Later, Prince Aerion Targaryen ( Finn Bennett ) will conclude that Dunk lacks the intelligence to be a stableboy. Then Dunk is completely owned by his brand-new young squire Egg ( Dexter Sol Ansell ), as the boy correctly states that he does n’t have any dogs to hunt him down. Dunk also maintains the impression that he is intended for greater things.

He intones about halfway through the clip,” I know I’m really a hedge knight, but I sometimes think I could be more,” he intones. The World of Ice and Fire users will be aware of how accurate he is.

” I really love Dunk because so many people in Westeros have forgotten about his moral compass.” &#8211, Peter Claffey #AKOTSK# NYCC&mdash, Game of Thrones ( @GameOfThrones ), October 9, 2025

Ser Duncan is a ( literally ) major reason why Game of Thrones is at its best when a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is cast as its warmest member. While every person in Martin &#8217’s dream world is morally unworthy, Dunk is one of its more talented soldiers, and Egg looks to get following his lead. With a lighter color scheme and musician Dan Romer’s jaunty score replacing Ramin Djawadi’s spectacular bombast, the trailer makes that obvious.

Sir Duncan the Tall may not be the Prince Who Was Promised, but he might just be the protagonist that Westeros desperately needs in the year 209 AD. A Knight of the Seven Kingdom‘s biggest, dumbest boy has a chance to effect real change now that the dragons are long gone, House Targaryen’s power is waning, and ( first ) Blackfyre Rebellion is in view.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms airs on HBO Max on January 18th.

The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms video originally appeared on Den of Geek, and the title follows.