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“A Quiet Place: Day One” Shatters Franchise Records with 2nd Biggest Opening of 2024

The silence is louder than ever as “A Quiet Place: Day One” smashes records with a global opening weekend tally of $98.5 million, marking the biggest opening in the franchise’s history. The film also made significant noise in the Philippines, achieving the second biggest opening weekend of 2024 in the country.

New York City on Lockdown: A Riveting Premise

Set in the heart of one of the world’s loudest cities, the third installment of the “A Quiet Place” franchise transports audiences back to the day the world fell silent. The film’s gripping narrative unfolds as hostile creatures attack anything that makes noise, bringing New York City to a standstill.

Critical Acclaim: The Best in the Series

IGN praises “A Quiet Place: Day One,” as the best in the series, writing “It’s impressive just how great A Quiet Place: Day One is. Not that the first two Quiet Place movies weren’t good – they’re both strong films in their own right. But this spinoff/prequel to those earlier films introduces new characters in a new setting that successfully elevates both the tension and the emotional impact of John Krasinski’s nearly dialogue-free horror films. The result is the series’ best movie to date.”

Stellar Cast and Setting

The Guardian highlights the film’s powerful setting and stellar cast. “It could be the idea of setting the Quiet Place prequel in New York, one of the noisiest places on Earth. Or perhaps it’s because the intimate, taut horror premise of the first two pictures is beefed up with some robust city-smashing disaster movie muscle. Maybe it’s the casting of the always excellent Lupita Nyong’o in a textured and complex role – she plays Sam, a poet and a terminal cancer patient who just wants to live a little before she dies. All of this combines to ramp up the impact of A Quiet Place: Day One considerably, compared with its immediate predecessor.”

Unique and Refreshing

The Los Angeles Times appreciates the unique premise of the film, likening it to classic survival stories. “It’s a refreshing, near-radical concept to build a studio film around,” they note. “As Sam sets off, a tote bag on her arm and her black-and-white support cat Frodo beside her, you may be reminded of that other woman-and-feline survival story, ‘Alien,’ stripped to the bone.”

Don’t Miss Out on the Thrills

Experience the spine-tingling suspense of “A Quiet Place: Day One,” now showing in Philippine cinemas.

July 1, 2024
MOVIE REVIEW: Highlighting the Need to Scream: a review of ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

I really felt that ‘A Quiet Place’ was a complete movie all on its own so when the sequel came out, I was very resistant to it. When I saw it, it was enjoyable but it’s been four years since its release and I barely remember anything about it. I still remember how ‘A Quiet Place’ made me feel, though, and quite a number of sequences from that movie. So, when I saw the trailer for ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ I wasn’t sure how to feel. Casting Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn and Alex Wolff definitely help but how does a prequel to the movie really help the lore? What new thing can they say about these aliens and this invasion that the first film didn’t tackle so beautifully already? I was very resistant to this movie.

To my utter surprise, the film directed and written by Michael Sarnoski (on a story by Sarnoski and John Krasinksi) finds completely new ground and takes the setting into a completely different direction. Set in the same universe as ‘A Quiet Place,’ the film happens at the time of when the hearing-dependent aliens arrive on Earth, with the film’s focus on what it calls “one of the noisiest cities in the world,” which is New York City.

Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

In this movie, we follow Lupita Nyong’o, who plays a cancer patient Sam, who is staying at a hospice. She has a service cat (named Frodo) and she is generally very bitter about life and her condition. She’s constantly lashing out, even at her nurse (Alex Wolff). On a trip to the city with other patients at the hospice, Sam finds herself in the middle of an alien invasion. As the world meets the horrors of this vicious, brutal alien species, the terminally ill Sam decides a different path than that of safety.

Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” and Joseph Quinn as “Eric” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

Surprisingly, ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ ends up becoming a character study. What is a terminally ill person supposed to feel or strive for in an apocalyptic setting? Her outlook in life is already poor, and things just got worse. Nyong’o imbues Sam with a strong determination despite her calm and clear mind about her present reality. It makes her character so compelling, considering she’s not the nicest person in the world. Sam is in so much pain that she struggles even to walk without her medication. Her outlook is dim but now she’s being forced to keep quiet or else she’ll meet a violent end at the gaping maw of the alien species.

Alex Wolff as “Reuben” and Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

It’s from her perspective and that of Eric (Joseph Quinn), a man with anxiety, who follows her because of his attachment to Frodo. Together, they navigate the ruined city streets of New York – find their way underground and in empty buildings in an effort for Sam to reconnect with the things she’s lost because of her condition. Throughout this odyssey, the film highlights our own need for release, for catharsis. It is so wonderful dramatized in one scene that involves the rain. The ways by which Nyong’o and Quinn manage that scene completely removed all my hesitation for this prequel. Somehow, ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ managed to contextualize the noise and the silence and our very own need for catharsis and release.

Djimon Hounsou as “Henri”, Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” and Alex Wolff as “Reuben” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

While the film has its beautiful, tender moments and a wonderful existential exploration of one’s mortality, the movie isn’t without its thrills and spills. There’s a lot of destruction here as the aliens rampage through the city and ravage most of the people onscreen. Part of the film’s DNA are the scenes when the scene goes completely silent and there’s only live sound of what is happening onscreen and the whole cinema just slips into silent attention. Our breaths are all held hoping that our silence will help the characters on screen. Tension is created as we see potential objects that can cause noise appear in sight. It’s a magical back and forth created by the film for the audience and it’s lovely.

Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

The film has one unnecessary jump scare, though, but other than that, everything else works marvelously for the narrative.While the film isn’t particularly profound, it is surprisingly touching and heart-warming. ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ carves a space for itself to be a lovely story about one woman’s determination to taking charge of her life in a time of doom. It’s inspiring. It’s hopeful. It’s realistic. It’s a good time in the cinema.

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June 28, 2024
Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn fight for survival as Samira and Eric in “A Quiet Place: Day One”

Lupita Nyong’o was fascinated hearing writer-director Michael Sarnoski’s vision for the newest installment in the A Quiet Place film series, as she prepared to play Samira, one of the main survivors in A Quiet Place: Day One. “Like [the previous A Quiet Place films]them, the new story is character-driven and there are scary creatures. The difference is the setting and how these people choose to deal with this catastrophe.”

Joseph Quinn as “Eric” and Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

Watch the Lupita Nyong’o Micro Featurette below:

Samira was formerly a successful published poet, when life threw a wrench in the works and left her bitter and angry, according to Sarnoski. Her character was developed from his initial pitch for A Quiet Place: Day One, which was a woman going through the city in the middle of the apocalypse, to get pizza from a childhood restaurant. “She suddenly finds herself confronting the violent end of everything she knows,” says Sarnoski. “It forces her to face her memories. Lupita does a spectacular job of embodying her.”

Nyong’o recalls the intensity in embodying this role. “It was such a meal to play Samira,” she continues. “When the creatures land, she blacks out. When she awakes, it’s an entirely new world where no one will allow her to speak and she has no idea what happened. How many popular films ask an audience to sit and witness silence? It ends up speaking volumes.”

Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” and Joseph Quinn as “Eric” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

In the middle of the chaos and horror, Samira and her cat Frodo finds companionship in the form of Eric, played by Joseph Quinn. In Quinn’s portrayal, writer John Krasinski saw real potential, along with his chemistry with co-star Nyong’o. “Joe’s wildly talented,” says Krasinski. “In Day One, he walks the razor’s edge of fight or flight on what is the worst day of his character’s life. He and Samira are trying to survive under harrowing circumstances that force them together. That relationship makes them the heartbeat of the movie.”

Watch the Joseph Quinn Micro Featurette below:

Quinn is fascinated in the nuance of both Samira and Eric, and how their personalities don’t really fit the traditional archetype of film protagonists. “She[Samira] lacks compassion and wonders what’s worth saving in this world anyway. Her apathy is intriguing to Eric. She doesn’t seem to be as rattled by all of this. But that’s where Michael’s writing is so subtle. He’s so good with the unsaid.”

Joseph Quinn as “Eric” and Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

Quinn also observes the compelling and unusual set of circumstances that brought the two characters together. “He is in love with a New York that doesn’t exist anymore. He’s got no family or friends there, so Samira may be his best chance at getting out of this alive. All she wants is a slice of pizza, which is very funny and very human, but within the narrative there are some beautiful moments about grief, mortality, and loss. All they have is each other really, and if that goes away, what are they left with?”

Joseph Quinn as “Eric” and Lupita Nyong’o as “Samira” in A Quiet Place: Day One from Paramount Pictures.

Watch them navigate the massive city of New York as it falls apart as A Quiet Place: Day One arrives in Philippine cinemas on June 26.

June 25, 2024
“A Quiet Place: Day One” – John Krasinski Brings Silence to New York City

While developing the next chapter of the captivating A Quiet Place series, “A Quiet Place: Day One” producer and writer John Krasinski was intrigued by how the rest of the world copes with the otherworldly crisis. “I especially wondered how people in a big city like New York, with all the chaos and noise there, all the millions of people, would respond,” he says.

A Terrifying Transformation

This curiosity gave birth to A Quiet Place: Day One, where an ordinary day in New York City turns horrific as creatures rain down on Earth, slaughtering humans indiscriminately. Krasinski wanted to take a place everyone knows and place it in extraordinary circumstances. “New York City, whether you’ve been there or not, whether you like it or not, is instantly familiar. And in a world where murderous creatures can appear at any time, from any place they detect a noise, New York is not the best place to be.”

A Vision Realized

For director-writer Michael Sarnoski, the goal was to center the chaos of a big city crumbling from an invasion around one point and character, continuing the unique execution of the original A Quiet Place. “John took the concept and brought it to new heights, it was so elevated and character-driven,” Sarnoski explains. “The first two movies are about one family, so I expanded the world, but that was just incidental. The heart of it is making sure that the characters’ stories are front and center.”

Pitching the Idea

Given the New York City setting, Sarnoski built an idea for A Quiet Place: Day One and pitched it to Krasinski. “I gave John a one-minute pitch about a woman who comes to New York on a quest for her favorite pizza just as the world is ending. John’s response was, ‘Yeah! Let’s do it,’” Sarnoski recalls.

Introducing Samira

With this, the character Samira was born, and Sarnoski had Lupita Nyong’o in mind for this crucial role. “Lupita was at the top of Michael’s list,” says Krasinski. “She’s a very powerful actress. The role was both physically and mentally challenging — she was effectively terrorized daily — and she handled it brilliantly and elegantly, bringing a combination of bravery and vulnerability to her character.”

Lupita Nyong’o’s Take

Lupita Nyong’o embraced her role as Samira. “It was such a meal to play Samira,” she shares. “When the creatures land, she blacks out. When she awakes, it’s an entirely new world where no one will allow her to speak and she has no idea what happened. How many popular films ask an audience to sit and witness silence? It ends up speaking volumes.”

Eric’s Journey

Joining Samira is Eric, played by Joseph Quinn. The characters bond through trauma and survival. “Joe’s wildly talented,” says Krasinski. “In Day One, he walks the razor’s edge of fight or flight on what is the worst day of his character’s life. He and Samira are trying to survive under harrowing circumstances that force them together. That relationship makes them the heartbeat of the movie.”

Watch Samira and Eric navigate a horrifying new world as A Quiet Place: Day One arrives in Philippine cinemas on June 26.

Arriving in Philippine cinemas on June 26, A Quiet Place: Day One is distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures. Connect with #AQuietPlaceDayOne and tag @paramountpicsph.

June 19, 2024
Experience the Silence in the New “Hush” Featurette from “A Quiet Place: Day One”

Experience the gripping prequel to the thrilling series, A Quiet Place: Day One. This new installment takes audiences back to the day the world fell silent. “We have gone back to the beginning of what happened before the creatures invaded Earth,” explains Lupita Nyong’o, known for her role in Black Panther, who stars as Samira, one of the film’s lead characters.

Recurring Themes and New Twists

Joseph Quinn, famous for Stranger Things, takes on the role of Eric. He discusses the familiar themes and exciting new twists that fans can expect from this fresh adventure. “In A Quiet Place: Day One, we explore similar themes to the beginning of the second film, where we watch the Abbott family navigate this invasion. However, this time, we’re set in an urban environment: New York City,” Quinn shares.

A New, Devastating Perspective

Djimon Hounsou, reprising his role from A Quiet Place Part II, emphasizes the stark differences in this prequel. “It’s a completely different perspective. A different environment, a different setting, and this one is so much more devastating to witness,” he says. “Day One takes us to one of the densest, noisiest cities in the world, and turns it completely quiet.”

Survival in Silence

Watch as Samira, Eric, and others strive to survive and navigate through a more dangerous, quieter world. A Quiet Place: Day One promises an edge-of-your-seat experience, arriving in Philippine cinemas on June 26.

Distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures, don’t miss this thrilling cinematic event. Connect with #AQuietPlaceDayOne and tag @paramountpicsph for the latest updates and more.

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May 31, 2024
Silence is Survival: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Unveils Thrilling New Trailer

Paramount Pictures has released a gripping new trailer for “A Quiet Place: Day One,” inviting audiences to witness the chilling origins of a world plunged into silence. Scheduled for release in Philippine cinemas on June 26, this prequel promises to deepen the enigmatic saga that captivated global audiences.

Unveiling the Silence

“A Quiet Place: Day One” explores the harrowing day when noise became deadly. Directed by Michael Sarnoski and based on the story by John Krasinski, who also produced alongside Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller, this film unravels the eerie calm before the storm.

Star-Studded Cast

The film stars an impressive ensemble including Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, “Stranger Things” standout Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, known for his role in “Hereditary,” and Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou. Their performances are set to bring an intense depth to the gripping narrative.

Creative Minds Behind the Silence

John Krasinski teams up with Michael Sarnoski to craft a narrative that blends suspense with raw human emotion. The project also sees executive production from Allyson Seeger and Vicki Dee Rock, ensuring the film’s vision aligns with the original’s haunting allure.

Watch and Connect

Fans are encouraged to connect with the movie’s thrilling journey on social media using #AQuietPlaceDayOne and tagging @paramountpicsph. Don’t miss out on experiencing how it all began – where making a sound could mean the end.

“A Quiet Place: Day One” will open in cinemas across the Philippines on June 26, distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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May 10, 2024
Silence Redefined: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Unveils Its Thrilling First Trailer

This June, the silence will be louder than ever. Paramount Pictures proudly presents the premiere of the first trailer for “A Quiet Place: Day One,” a riveting prequel that takes audiences back to the terrifying start of the silent saga. Set to captivate moviegoers in the Philippines on June 26, this film is a must-watch for fans of the franchise and newcomers alike.

Star-Studded Cast Takes on Silence

Helmed by the talented Michael Sarnoski, “A Quiet Place: Day One” boasts a stellar cast, including Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, “Stranger Things” sensation Joseph Quinn, the multifaceted Alex Wolff, and Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou. The ensemble’s dynamic performances promise to bring depth and intensity to the film’s chilling narrative.

A Visionary Team Behind the Scenes

Produced by a powerhouse team comprising Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, and John Krasinski, the film is a testament to cinematic excellence. With a compelling story crafted by John Krasinski and Michael Sarnoski, the movie is poised to be a landmark addition to the horror genre.

Experience the Beginning of Silence

“A Quiet Place: Day One” takes viewers on a harrowing journey to the day when silence became survival. As the film unfolds, audiences will be drawn into an immersive experience, witnessing the origins of a world plunged into quiet terror. The gripping narrative, combined with breathtaking visuals, ensures an unforgettable cinematic experience.

Mark Your Calendars

Distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures, “A Quiet Place: Day One” is an eagerly anticipated cinematic event. Fans are invited to connect with the film using #AQuietPlaceDayOne and tagging @paramountpicsph on social media platforms.

Prepare for a film where silence is not just golden; it’s survival. Don’t miss the chance to delve into the day the world went quiet. Experience the fear, the suspense, and the thrill of “A Quiet Place: Day One” in Philippine cinemas on June 26.

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February 7, 2024