The official title for the film spinoff of John Krasinski‘s smash horror movie A Quiet Place has been revealed by Paramount Pictures. The spinoff will be titled A Quiet Place: Day One, which teases a prequel narrative set shortly before the aliens come on Earth, as announced at CinemaCon.
The first A Quiet Place follows a family as they attempt to stay alive after violent invaders invaded the world. These aliens are completely blind, but they are extremely sensitive to sound, prompting humans to devise ingenious ways to continue living in peace. A Quiet Place‘s innovative premise allowed Krasinski to employ quiet as a potent tool, resulting in a unique cinematic experience. Aside from that, the film’s focus on a loving family provided the audience with something to root for, which helped it become a smash hit. A Quiet Place made over $340 million at the international box office on a $17 million microbudget, a huge triumph for Paramount.
Naturally, following the success of the first picture, Paramount began to construct a series centered on the blind aliens, with Krasinski returning as director of a sequel that was released last year. Krasinski is also poised to direct the third installment of the popular movie, which is presently in pre-production and expected to hit theaters in 2025. Aside from the main series of films, there’s a spinoff in the works, directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig). The recently released title provides the first hint regarding the spinoff narrative, hinting that the film would depict society’s fallout following the extraterrestrial invasion.
The asteroid that delivered the aliens to Earth will not be seen for the first time in A Quiet Place: Day One. Krasinski shot a suspenseful sequence in A Quiet Place 2 that illustrates how the Abbott family managed to flee the pandemonium on the first day of the invasion and return to their property unharmed. The picture, however, is only a sliver of the misery that swept the world following the meteor shower. As a result, a whole film dedicated to the devastating catastrophe might help spectators comprehend the extent of the aliens’ societal harm. Aside from that, because the Abbott family’s mishaps take place in a small town, the spinoff may leverage some metropolitan turbulence to freshen up the pace of the series.
A Quiet Place: Day One will finally hit cinemas on September 22, 2023, after a long wait.
