John Krasinski’sA Quiet Placelooks to be adding a notable star to the horrific Paramount universe.Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverstar Lupita Nyong’o looks to be in final negotiations to star inA Quiet Place: Day One. Michael Sarnoski will direct the film, which draws its inspiration from an original idea by Krasinski.
TheParamountfilm will serve as a spinoff to 2018’sA Quiet Placeand 2020’sA Quiet Place: Part II, both written and directed by Krasinski.A Quiet Place: Day Onewill be a brand-new installment to the horror franchise but will focus on the events before the Krasinski films.A Quiet Placeis set in a post-apocalyptic world and centers around an isolated family forced to live in silence while hiding from malicious monsters with impeccable hearing abilities.
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As reported byDeadline, Nyong’o looks to star inA Quiet Place: Day Onein a currently undisclosed role. Not much information about the project’s narrative layout has surfaced, as Paramount looks to be keeping details tightly under wraps. The Academy Award-winning actress is no complete stranger to the horror genre, having starred indirector Jordan Peele’sUs. Nyong’o has yet to comment on the potential casting as she prepares for the theatrical release of Marvel Studios' newestBlack Pantherinstallment.
WhileA Quiet Place: Day Onetakes place before the events of the original two films, Krasinski is developinga thirdQuiet Placefilmthat will continue with the progression of the original story. The highly-anticipated film looks to hit theaters in 2025, with casting decisions remaining unknown. Krasinski starred alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe in the original film. Fans will remember that Krasinski’s character tragically passed inA Quiet Place, but there is a slight possibility that he and Blunt could reprise their roles alongside Nyong’o in the upcoming prequel spinoff.
Sarnoski will direct the upcoming Paramount film off his successful outing with 2021’sPig, which starred Nicolas Cage. The film earned seventy-one nominations during the 2021 award circuit and won an impressive thirty-six.A Quiet Place: Day Onewill be the first time Krasinski does not direct a film in the franchise, so it will be interesting to see what Sarnoski can do with the idea. Nyong’o will appear next week inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, reprising her role as Nakia. The upcoming Marvel Studios film looks to challenge the box office performance of Paramount’sTop Gun: Maverick.
A Quiet Place: Day Onewill hit theaters on Jul 26, 2025.
