Director Rian Johnson has singled out three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep as his top pick to join the upcoming `Knives Out` instalment, telling IndieWire that the legendary actress "would slot into a murder mystery very well," reported People.

Johnson, who has just wrapped the third film in the series, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, said the idea of casting Streep came up when he was asked which actor he`d most love to work with alongside Daniel Craig`s detective Benoit Blanc. "There are so many actors I haven`t worked with," Johnson remarked, noting that the franchise`s appeal lies in pairing fresh talent with the core mystery engine. "If you`re reading this, Meryl Streep, I feel like you`d slot into a murder mystery very well." He added a tongue-in-cheek reference to Streep`s recent SNL debut: "If Lorne [Michaels] can do it, then, goddamn, so can we," according to People.