Director Jeff Nichols’ ‘A Quiet Place’ Spin-Off Film Dated For March 2023 By Paramount

Following a terrific box-office opening weekend for “A Quiet Place Part II”— nearly $60 million over the Memorial Day Weekend—Paramount Pictures has carved out a March 2023 release date for a third ‘Quiet Place’ film. But it’s likely not the one you’re expecting. This won’t be a proper “A Quiet Place Part III” by director John Krasinski and starring Emily Blunt. Instead, this third film, dated for March 31, 2023, will be the mooted ‘A Quiet Place’ spin-off from director Jeff Nichols (“Midnight Special,” “Loving“).

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While details of Nichols’ iteration are still under wraps, his film is said to be a broadening of the post-apocalyptic world already introduced in the first two pictures. In other words, as Krasinski himself already suggested, this global event—aliens invading earth that “see” through sound—is affecting people, communities, and families all over the planet and country. Krasinski, the writer/director of the franchise so far, had suggested early on, especially when he was hesitant to come on board for a sequel, that the “A Quiet Place” universe could easily be expanded by telling stories in other parts of the United States or the world.

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Nichols already has a strong handle on stories involving the sci-fi genre and family. In fact, his underrated 2016 picture “Midnight Special” is essentially that — a family tale, told through the lens of sci-fi and a father who must protect his boy from the government, following his awakening to inexplicable powers.

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Nichols’ film is reportedly based on Krasinski’s idea, one he came up with when iterating and tossing around possible ideas for further ‘Quiet Place’ films. We spoke to the filmmaker at the end of 2018, and he still was on the fence about coming back to “A Quiet Place,” but clearly, he eventually decided to do so.

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I’m not surprised that Nichols’s film is coming next and not the proper third film and continuation of the Emily Blunt-led family storyline. In a recent interview on the Cinemablend podcast (listen below), Krasinski vaguely hinted at a break—the children of the “A Quiet Place” cast, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe, were on the verge of no longer being able to play that same age convincingly. He ambiguously suggested there may need to be a break between their stories to explain their young adult adolescence. Not only that, Fandango writer Erik Davis recently revealed in a conversation with Krasinski that Nichols had just delivered his version of the script, so Paramount clearly wants to jump on that momentum.

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“A Quiet Place Part II” faces “The Conjuring” franchise this weekend but should easily crack $100 million at the box office by Monday. It currently sits at $70 million domestic and $93 million worldwide. Thus far, it’s the biggest post-pandemic theatrical hit.