John Krasinski, the man who will forever be known as Jim Halpert, the hapless romantic paper salesman mooning after receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) due to fans rewatching the sitcomThe Officeendlessly, surprised audiences globally when it turned out that the director had the directorial chops to pull off a modern horror classic,A Quiet Place, its sequel, and now returns in a behind-the-scenes capacity forA Quiet Place: Day One.John Krasinski revealed the slate for the first day shooting on his Twitter accountwith the former Jim fromThe Officeactor taking a backseat this time and getting the George Lucas-style “story/idea by” credit on the Michael Sarnoski-directed Lupita Nyong’o-starring movie.Related:John Krasinski Says He’s Unlikely To Return As Mr. FantasticNoting that he’s back in theQuietuniverse, but this time with a twist (said twist being that he’s now the Story By guy and not the star or director), Krasinski offered praise for the film’s director Michael Sarnoski and star Lupita Nyong’o, known to fans everywhere as Nakiain theBlack Panthermovies. The series introduced audiences to Krasinski and Blunt playing a set of parents trying to guide their family through a world inhabited by blind monsters that have deeply acute senses of hearing, meaning being quiet is paramount to survival. By being set before that,A Quiet Place: Day Onewill reveal how the monsters took over.
The Michael Bay-produced film, a joint production between his Platinum Dunes horror-heavy shingle and Paramount, is now finally shooting after going through some ups and downs in its production cycle. Paramount first announced the prequel in 2020 with Jeff Nichols, the man behindMudandMidnight Special, set to serve as both writer and director. Krasinski told the press that the script was ready in May of 2021, but after a series of creative differences, Nichols stepped down in November of that year leaving a hole in the production lineup. January of last year saw Sarnoski,the man behind Nicolas Cage flick,Pig, signing on, agreeing to rewrite and directA Quiet Place: Day One, with Nichols getting a co-writing credit.
John Krasinski, former sitcom star ofThe Officeand man who was once up against Chris Evans for the role ofCaptain America,has become many things in the years since his heyday as a paper salesman for the fictional Dunder-Mifflin. Not least of which is becoming a major action star as Jack Ryan in the Amazon Prime adaptation of the Tom Clancy character,making a cameo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Reed Richards, and becoming a director of horror movies starring his real-life wife Emily Blunt,A Quiet PlaceandA Quiet Place Part II. Now he’s back in theQuietuniverse being the mind behind the story forA Quiet Place: Day One, a prequel to his two entries.
A Quiet Place: Day Oneis set to release July 06, 2025.
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