A QUIET PLACE Sequel Being Developed at Paramount Pictures

With A Quiet Place raking in more than $200 million around the globe, Paramount Pictures has announced at Las Vegas' CinemaCon that work on a sequel to John Krasinski's post-apocalyptic horror movie (read Heather Wixson's review here) is underway.

According to multiple outlets, including Variety, Paramount Pictures' chairman-CEO Jim Gianopulos announced a follow-up film to A Quiet Place at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, saying, "We’re thrilled to say that we’re already working on the sequel to A Quiet Place."

Gianopulos did not reveal who would be directing, writing, or starring in the new movie, and the extent of its development is unknown at this time.

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.

It was recently 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 the new movie.

With Krasinski looking at Life on Mars as his next filmmaking project, we may very well see a new director at the helm of A Quiet Place sequel, as Paramount looks to build a potential franchise out of the first film. Will new characters be featured in the sequel (à la the Cloverfield movies)? Will we see survivors from the first movie reappear? Time will tell, and 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? Let us know in the comments below!