A quiet place became something of an unexpected success when it premiered in 2018. Directed by actor John Krasinski, who previously only directed a couple of episodes of The office and a few lesser-known indie films.
The producers were therefore surprised when he wanted to rewrite the script and direct after being offered the lead role.
- Emily (Blunt) had just given birth to our second child.
Our daughter was six weeks old when I read the script.
I was very vulnerable and asked myself the same questions as the main role: Can you protect your children, is that enough?
If I could make the film a metaphor for parenthood, it could be something very interesting, he says to Kulturnyheterna.
Started happy news program
The sequel, A quiet place part II, was supposed to premiere in March 2020, but was put on hold due to the pandemic.
It is also directed by John Krasinski.
When it recently had its US premiere, the film became the most lucrative since the pandemic began.
While the big movies were on ice, John Krasinski started the Youtube program Some good news - a home-made news program with only good news, something he has long lacked.
In May last year, there were reports that the program would be sold to the news channel CBS - which angered fans who thought that Krasinski had sold out.
Chose not to sell
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John Krasinski does not sell Soome good news.
But earlier in May, the Boston Globe reported that there will be no more than the eight pandemic episodes of Some good news Krasinski did.
- In the end, we realized that the best platform for the program was the Youtube channel where it could be part of the context from which the program was born.
That will stop there, he says.
Watch a longer interview and the scene that John Krasinski says "almost cost him his marriage" in the video at the top of the article.
A quiet place part II has its cinema premiere on Friday 11/6.