John Krasinski Officially Directing ‘A Quiet Place Part III’

Krasinski announced via social media that he’ll be overseeing the new film, which will be in theaters in July 2027, but other details are under wraps.

(L to R) John Krasinski as Lee Abbott, and Noah Jupe as Marcus Abbott in 'A Quiet Place.'

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John Krasinski will write, direct and produce ‘A Quiet Place: Part III’
The story is being kept quiet for now.
Paramount will release the movie in 2027.

While John Krasinski has already previously announced development on the third instalment of the post-apocalyptic alien invasion ‘A Quiet Place’ movies, we had still been waiting for confirmation of whether he’d be back after handing the reins of spin-off ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ to ‘Pig’ filmmaker Michael Sarnoski.

But Krasinski has now hit Instagram to announce he’s officially writing, directing and producing ‘A Quiet Place Part III’.

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A Quiet Place

"If they hear you, they hunt you."

PG-131 hr 31 minApr 6th, 2018

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Beyond that, we don’t know much (see below for wild speculation), but at least we do now have some forward movement on the movies, with presumably some delay happening while backers Paramount figured out their merger with Skydance (which is set to be sealed this week).

What’s the ‘A Quiet Place’ story so far?

Emily Blunt as Evelyn Abbott in 'A Quiet Place.'

Originally conceived and scripted by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck (with Krasinski working on the script when he agreed to direct and star), the first ‘A Quiet Place’ follows a family (Krasinski, real-life wife Emily Blunt and two kids) surviving in the aftermath of an alien invasion by blind aliens with incredibly powerful hearing who hunt and kill humans.

That movie enjoyed $50.2 million opening weekend, and a near $153M domestic and $341M global take, and received an Oscar nomination for Sound Editing.

Blunt, alongside young co-stars Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds returned for the sequel, ‘A Quiet Place Part II’, written and directed by Krasinski.

It saw its release pushed due to Covid, but brought the box office back alive during Memorial Day weekend 2021 with a $57M four-day start, ending with a $160M domestic and $297.3M global haul.

Last summer, ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ the aforementioned prequel spin-off set in an apocalyptic New York City ravaged by the aliens during the initial invasion, starred Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn, debuted to $52.2M and ended up with $139M domestic and $262M global.

What will happen in the new ‘A Quiet Place’ movie?

(L to R) Millicent Simmonds as Regan Abbott, Noah Jupe as MArcus Abbott, Emily Blunt as Evelyn Abbott in 'A Quiet Place Part II.'

With Krasinski back, we’d be shocked if it didn’t continue the story of Blunt, Jupe and Simmonds’ characters (Krasinski’s unlikely to return unless through flashbacks because –– spoiler alert! –– he died in the first movie).

Quite what they might get up to is anyone’s guess at this point (though hopefully Krasinski has some more solid info, since he’s scripting and directing!) The second film left the main characters on an island having discovered a way to hurt and potentially kill the creatures with sound frequencies, so that may well factor in.

And could it completely pivot to a different story? The world of ‘A Quiet Place’ is a big one so… maybe? But we’re guessing for now Krasinski’s focus will be on the characters he helped bring to screens.

When will ‘A Quiet Place Part III’ be on screens?

Per Krasinski’s post, the third outing for the main ‘A Quiet Place’ movie series will look to scare us in summer 2027, confirming a July 9th, 2027 release date.