A Quiet Place: Day One

A Quiet Place: Day One is a 2024 American apocalyptic horror film written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, based on a story he conceived with John Krasinski. It is the third installment in the A Quiet Place film series, serving as a spin-off prequel to the first film. The film stars Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, and Alex Wolff, with Djimon Hounsou reprising his role from A Quiet Place Part II (2020).

A Quiet Place: Day One
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Sarnoski
Screenplay byMichael Sarnoski
Story by
Based onCharacters
by Bryan Woods
Scott Beck
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPat Scola
Edited by
Music byAlexis Grapsas
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26) (Tribeca)
  • June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$67 million

Paramount Pictures began development on A Quiet Place: Day One in November 2020, with Jeff Nichols set to write and direct. By May 2021, Nichols' script had been completed, but in October 2021, he was dropped from the film due to creative differences. In January 2022, Sarnoski was announced to replace Nichols as writer and director; he was approached by Krasinski because of his indie feature directorial debut, Pig (2021). Principal photography took place from February 2023 to April 2023 in London, England.

A Quiet Place: Day One premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 26, 2024, and will be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on June 28, 2024.

Plot

Sam is a terminally ill cancer patient who is staying in a hospice in New York with her service cat, Frodo. Reuben, who works at the hospice, convinces Sam to join a group outing to Manhattan, which Sam only agrees to when he promises that they will get pizza. During the outing, meteor-like objects crash into the city, following which hostile extraterrestrial creatures begin attacking people.

Sam is knocked unconscious and wakes inside a theater with Frodo and other survivors. Everyone is quiet, and she is signaled by fellow survivor Henri to not make any sound. Announcements from overhead helicopters warn civilians to stay silent and hidden until rescues can be made. The military bombs the bridges to prevent the creatures from leaving the island, which makes one of the survivors panic. Henri tries to keep him quiet and accidentally kills him.

After Reuben is killed by a creature, Sam takes Frodo and leaves for Harlem, intending to get her pizza. The military announces that boats are preparing to evacuate people from the south side of the city. People start leaving buildings towards the evacuation point, and the sheer volume of people moving together alert the creatures, who attack and cause a stampede. Sam flees in the opposite direction and is separated from Frodo.

Eric, an English law student, surfaces from a flooded subway entrance. He encounters Frodo, and follows him back to Sam. Sam attempts to convince Eric to go to the evacuation point, but Eric is shell-shocked and follows Sam to her apartment, where she hopes to find medication for her pain. Eric asks to join Sam on her search for pizza, and the pair travel together, narrowly avoiding the creatures as they make their way to Harlem. Along the way, Eric gets Sam's medication for her from a pharmacy, and Sam tells Eric that as a child she used to watch her late father play jazz at a club and afterward they would get pizza together at Patsy's.

The pair arrive at Patsy's, but it has been destroyed. They travel to the club where Sam's father played instead, and Eric gets pizza from another shop and writes "Patsy's" on the box to cheer Sam up. They share the pizza, and Eric mimes a card trick to entertain Sam.

The pair become aware of two boats nearby, filled with passengers readying to escape. They leave the club together, but when creatures start to congregate nearby, Sam gives Frodo to Eric and runs off to distract the creatures by smashing car windows. Eric, carrying Frodo, jumps into the water and is pulled up into one of the boats by Henri. Eric finds a note in his jacket from Sam, telling him to take care of Frodo and thanking him for reminding her to live.

Some time later, Sam walks into an empty street on a broad daylight, listening to Feeling Good by Nina Simone via earbuds attached to a radio. Standing in the middle of the street, she takes the earphone jack out of the radio and smilingly waits for a creature to arrive, which suddenly appears behind her in the final shot.

Cast

Production

Development

In November 2020, Paramount Pictures announced a spin-off film set within the same world as A Quiet Place (2018), with Jeff Nichols set to write and direct, based on a story by John Krasinski. The film is a co-production between Platinum Dunes and Sunday Night Productions, with Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, and Krasinski producing.[7][8] In May 2021, Krasinski announced that Nichols' script was complete and submitted to the studio.[9] By October, however, Nichols had dropped out of the film due to creative differences,[10] and in January 2022, Michael Sarnoski was announced to replace Nichols as writer and director.[11] Krasinski approached Sarnoski after seeing his indie feature directorial debut, Pig (2021). Sarnoski cited Children of Men (2006) as an inspiration for the film's look.[12]

Casting

Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn came on board to star in November 2022.[13][14] Nyong'o's character in the film has a cat. The actress had asked Sarnoski if they could change the animal due to a fear of cats, which she ultimately overcame with cat therapy.[15] Alex Wolff, who starred in Sarnoski's Pig, was cast in January 2023.[16] Djimon Hounsou reprised his unnamed character from A Quiet Place Part II (2020), now revealed to be named "Henri."[17][18]

Filming and post-production

Principal photography took place from February 6 to April 11, 2023, in London, though the film is set in New York City.[19][20] Simon Bowles was the production designer, and Pat Scola, who worked on Pig, served as cinematographer.[21][22] The backlot at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden was utilized to recreate four NYC blocks, each two stories high, including Chinatown, Manhattan. Bowles designed 3D models of his sets through SketchUp to allow Sarnoski and Scola to test angles beforehand. London Charing Cross was used to shoot the subway sequence.[21] During post-production, Alexis Grapsas composed the film's score and Industrial Light & Magic completed the visual effects.[23][24] The film's budget was $67 million.[25]

Release

The world premiere of A Quiet Place: Day One was held at the Tribeca Festival on June 26, 2024, as a special presentation taking place after the festival itself, which was held from June 5–16.[26] It is set to be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on June 28, 2024.[27] It was previously scheduled to be released on March 31, 2023, then on September 22, 2023, and on March 8, 2024.[28][29]

Reception

Box office projections

In the United States and Canada, A Quiet Place: Day One will be released alongside Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, and is projected to gross $40–50 million from 3,700 theaters in its opening weekend.[30][25]

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