I doubt that many expected A QUIET PLACE to spawn a sequel, but here we are, just a little over a week away from the release of A QUIET PLACE: PART II, which has been written and directed by John Krasinski. With the first reactions calling the sequel a worthy followup which delivers more than an ample helping of tension, it's more than likely that we might see a third installment of the franchise at some point.
After reading the screenplay for A QUIET PLACE: PART II, Emily Blunt told John Krasinski that it felt like the second part of a book trilogy, and Krasinski spoke with Collider about the possibility of another film.
It’s interesting, I genuinely hadn’t thought about a second one when I was doing the first one. However, I really had these questions while I was doing it. I put the fires out in the distance in the first one, and I always thought to myself, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if we got to explore where those fires lead to? Who’s on the other end of those fires?’ But I never thought that there would be a sequel. So then when I actually came around to writing the sequel, I started with the fires. And so this time, I think when my brain started wandering of questions of what would this mean later on, I started to write down notes in case I could prepare myself for a third one.
While there's obviously no guarantee that a third film will materialize, it is nice to know that Krasinski has a few ideas up his sleeve for the potential further adventures of the Abbott family. A QUIET PLACE: PART II stars Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, and John Krasinski.
The official synopsis for A QUIET PLACE: PART II:
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
A QUIET PLACE: PART II will hit theaters on March 20th.