Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, and Millicent Simmonds Share Their Thoughts on Potential Storylines That Could be Explored in the Next A QUIET PLACE Movie

After A Quiet Place earned $332 million at the box office worldwide with a production budget of $17 million, Paramount Pictures began development on a sequel that was recently given a May 15th, 2020 release date. It was recently revealed that the first film's co-writer/director/star John Krasinski is working on a screenplay for the sequel, and in a recent chat with Entertainment Weekly, co-star Emily Blunt and her husband, Krasinski, discussed the potential directions the next film could take.

At the 2018 SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Blunt talked with EW about how although it would be interesting to take a prequel approach in the next Quiet Place movie, the next film migh instead focus on what happened after the intense events on the Abbott family farm, which was attacked by alien creatures that hunt solely by sound:

"In some ways, the idea of seeing who these people were before this all happened would be interesting, but I’m not quite sure because I think actually it’s now what’s the next chapter and what happens next. I think people feel very invested in this family…. I think it’s such an open book right now, and certainly for John who is lasering into something as we speak."

Actress Millicent Simmonds, who plays the oldest Abbott child, Regan, also pondered the different paths that Krasinski could take with the next A Quiet Place movie, communicating that Krasinski could focus on the past to show how the aliens arrived, hone in on another family with "the same problems" that the Abbotts faced, or explore the future of the Abbott family:

"You know, what is the world like after, once the kids are older? Or what happens to the aliens or how do we improve or solve that problem?"

Krasinski also commented on his creative approach to a new A Quiet Place movie, touching on the expansive post-apocalyptic world that he can continue to explore in a new film:

"This is a world you can play in, this isn’t just a character to remake…. it’s actually a world, which is a whole different, very unique experience. It’s not like Alien or Jaws where the main villain is the thing you’re repeating; it’s an actual entire set of rules and the circumstance that the world has undergone that you can play in very different facets.”

The Hollywood Reporter previously revealed that during a recent Q&A at the Silver Screen Theatre in Los Angeles, Krasinski announced that he is currently writing a screenplay for the sequel to A Quiet Place:

"...I had this small idea for a sequel, but I didn't think it would go anywhere. So, I said to the studio, 'Just go do the movie with somebody else.' They heard some pitches, and I told Drew [Form, producer] about this little idea, and he told me to think about it a little longer. And then I thought, 'This might really work.' So, I'm currently writing the sequel."

It's unknown at this time if Krasinski will also direct the sequel to A Quiet Place, or if any of the cast members from the first film will return to reprise their roles.

Back in April, it was reported that Krasinski's next directorial project is lined up to be Life on Mars, a movie adaptation of Cecil Castellucci's sci-fi survival short story "We Have Always Lived on Mars." Krasinski is expected to reteam with Platinum Dunes producers Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller for that new movie.

Bryan Woods and Scott Beck co-wrote the original draft of A Quiet Place, with Krasinski working on the final draft of the film, as well as directing and starring in the movie as a husband and father trying to protect his family (played by Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward) from blind alien creatures that hunt their human prey via sound.

We'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, what would you like to see in A Quiet Place sequel?