About almost a decade ago, an unconventional avant-garde British comedy introduced a new pop culture infatuation- the ‘hot priest’. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s caustic comedy, Fleabag, officially established Andrew Scott as the poster child of hot priests. And the internet has not been able to get over the phenomenon to this day- or what Fleabag would say, “It has not passed”. Recently, fans’ Freudian cultural infatuation with priests was triggered again. And this time it came in a double dose.

A picture of Andrew Scott and Josh O’Connor recently surfaced on X. The picture came from the sets of Knives Out 3, aka, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the upcoming installment of Rian Johnson’s popular franchise. While fans were already aware of Scott’s skills in turning to religion in a role, enough to make people notice priests in a different light, Josh O’Connor is now officially hailed as the new ‘hot priest', after seeing the set pictures. 

Apart from the leads, Andrew Scott and Josh O’Connor, true to its form, Knives Out 3 is going to be a star-studded affair, with many popular actors joining the installment. While updates and new additions to the show are still being rolled out slowly, this sudden influx of priestly charm has pushed the internet’s anticipation for the third installment of Knives Out through the roof. 

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Fans took to X, completely blown away by the idea of one hot priest meeting another hot priest.

Even with the lack of updates for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, fans' faith in Rian Johnson has given them more than enough reasons to tune in for the show. Especially considering the acclaim Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery pulled, with their impressive cast, the announcement itself sent waves across social media. And now with these new set pictures of Andrew Scott and Josh O’Connor, the expectations have further hit the sky. 

Fans had their jaw dropped upon seeing the "two hot priests". 

So far, it appears that Knives Out 3 is serving all the right ingredients to amp up excitement among fans. However, there is still no release date updates in sight for the upcoming installment. Nonetheless, the show is rolling its cameras, and that said, fans might get more glimpses of the pair of 'hot priests' in the coming days. 

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