Paramount Pictures boss Jim Gianopulos confirmed at CinemaCon that a sequel for A Quiet Place is in the works, after the almost silent movie turned out to be both a critical and commercial success.
Details on A Quiet Place 2 are still scarce, but moviegoers who loved the film will surely be looking forward to the sequel.
'A Quiet Place' Smashes Box Office Expectations
In A Quiet Place, a father and mother, played by John Krasinki of The Office and Emily Blunt of The Girl on the Train, look to keep their family safe in a post-apocalyptic world with creatures that can track their prey through sound. This makes for a tension-filled movie that takes advantage of the skills of its actors.
Krasinski, who is also the film's director, and Blunt, his wife in real life, have near-to-no dialogue for the entirety of the movie. However, the impact of A Quiet Place in the box office is exactly the opposite of how silent the film was.
A Quiet Place has earned over $213 million in the worldwide box office, including $134.8 million in North America. The movie also cost only $17 million to make, which means that it will result in huge profits for Paramount.
In addition to the commercial success, A Quiet Place has also drawn praise from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently sits at a 95 percent rating.
What Will 'A Quiet Place 2' Be About?
The script for A Quiet Place was penned by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck, who have said that they still have plenty of material to write a sequel for the movie. Possible approaches to A Quiet Place 2 include looking at the alien origin of the creatures in some sort of prequel, following the lives of another family or group of people, or focusing on a completely different location.
The story of A Quiet Place 2, however, is still up in the air, and it is unclear if Krasinski and Blunt will be involved in the sequel. The real-life couple has previously said that they want to work together again.
"It's definitely going to be hard to top this," said Krasinski, which is spot on considering the success of A Quiet Place as a breakthrough movie in the horror and thriller genre.
There is currently no release date yet for A Quiet Place 2, but for those who loved the movie, the important thing is that there will be a sequel.
