Though Rian Johnson has noted there’s no performer he counts as a “white whale” for his budding Benoit Blanc/ Knives Out universe, there is one seasoned actress he’d love to work with.

“There are so many great actors I’d like to work with,” the Academy Award nominee told our sister publication IndieWire recently . “But, yes, if you’re reading this, Meryl Streep , I feel like you’d slot into a murder mystery very well.”

When told that the Big Little Lies alumna finally appeared on the 50th season of Saturday Night Live , Johnson added, “If Lorne [Michaels] can do it, then, goddamn, so can we.”

While Streep’s resume speaks for itself (an understatement, to be sure), it should be noted that she’s already made her mark in the comedic murder-mystery genre via Hulu’s Only Murde

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