John Krasinski writing ‘A Quiet Place’ sequel

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• John Krasinski revealed during a Q&A at
  the Silver Screen Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday that
  he is currently writing the sequel to “A Quiet Place” after
  initially telling the studio, Paramount, to move forward without
  him.
• “I had this small idea for a sequel, but I didn’t think
  it would go anywhere,” he said.
• But then he added, “And then I thought, ‘This
  might really work.'”
• “A Quiet Place” is one of the year’s biggest hits,
  making $338 million worldwide with only a $17 million
  production budget.

“A Quiet Place” is one of 2018’s biggest hits, raking in over
$338 million worldwide with only a $17 million production budget.
The horror movie was bound to get a sequel, but writer, director,
and star John Krasinski wasn’t positive if he’d return.

But he’s finally made up his mind. Krasinski revealed during
a Q&A at
the Silver Screen Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday that
he is working on the script for the sequel after initially
telling the studio, Paramount, to move forward without
him. 

“I had this small idea for a sequel, but I didn’t think it
would go anywhere,” he said. “So, I said to the studio, ‘Just go
do the movie with somebody else.’ They heard some pitches,
and I told [producer] Drew [Form] 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.”

“A Quiet Place” starred Krasinski and his real-life wife,
Emily Blunt, as a couple with two children trying to survive in a
world where aliens who hunt by sound have invaded. The family
tries to stay as silent as possible, using sign language to
communicate and walking on sand. The problem? Blunt’s character
is pregnant.

Krasinski has the full backstory behind the movie in his
head, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and it’s laid out on a
board that Krasinski’s character keeps in his basement. But don’t
expect any of that to be in the sequel. 

“I have the whole backstory, I know exactly where they’re
from and what day and where it happened,” Krasinski said. “But I
want to only tell it on this board.”

The sequel to “A Quiet Place” arrives in theaters May 14,
2020.