The second official trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One shows more of the invasion’s beginnings. It also reveals that Lupita Nyong’o is ready to protect her cat at all costs, which confirms she’s a good person who we’ll be rooting for.
The cast of the prequel also includes Stranger Things‘ Joseph Quinn, Old‘s Alex Wolff, and two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (In America, Blood Diamond).
Paramount’s super short synopsis reads: “Experience the day the world went quiet.” Michael Sarnoski takes over as director, marking the first film of the franchise that doesn’t have John Krasinski at the helm. Sarnoski wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Krasinski and Sarnoski.
Krasinski, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller serve as producers. Executive producers include Allyson Seeger and Vicki Dee Rock.
The original A Quiet Place starring married actors Krasinski and Emily Blunt opened in theaters on April 6, 2018. The sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, with Oppenheimer‘s on screen couple Blunt and Cillian Murphy followed on May 28, 2021. Paramount Pictures will release the prequel in theaters, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX on June 28, 2024.