She was highly self-critical and blamed herself for a lot of the things that happened to the family. In the first film, she wasnвЂ™t as confident. вЂњBut playing Regan really helped me because Regan was very confident in herself, and that really affected me. I might fade into the background a little more than Regan,вЂќ Simmonds says through an interpreter by Zoom. Simmonds, the 18-year-old who starred in Todd HaynesвЂ™ вЂњWonderstruck, вЂќ was surprised by the opportunity but resolved to do her best in a role that simultaneously drew from her own strength and encouraged greater confidence in herself. She looked at the camera and said, вЂIвЂ™ll do it.вЂ™вЂќ вЂњShe turned to her mom and then this look came back that was as heroic as her character. вЂњShe immediately covered her mouth and was shocked,вЂќ says Krasinski. SheвЂ™s so incredibly talented but also so emotional intelligent.вЂќД«efore Krasinski had even shared his script with Blunt, he contacted Simmonds by Facetime to tell her she would be the sequelвЂ™s lead. вЂњSheвЂ™s one of the most stunning actors IвЂ™ve ever worked with. вЂњI knew that she could carry the entire franchise,вЂќ says Krasinski. In the second film, she grows even bolder with her unique power. In the first вЂњA Quiet Place,вЂќ SimmondsвЂ™ character, Regan, figures out a way to defeat the creatures by using her hearing aid to create feedback intolerable to their ears. вЂњIf the first one was a love letter to my kids, this oneвЂ™s a letter to my kids about what I hope they are going forward in their lives, which is brave and courageous not only for their own happiness but also to make real change,вЂќ says Krasinski. The scope and scale of вЂњA Quiet PlaceвЂќ enlarges, while the story remains focused on family. In вЂњPart II,вЂќ the surviving Abbotts are forced to leave their home and, on barefoot tiptoes, search beyond for any remaining humans, and maybe some sanctuary.

KrasinskiвЂ™s idea: Make SimmondsвЂ™ character the lead. It was a hit, grossing $340 million globally on a $17 million budget. вЂњA Quiet Place,вЂќ written and directed by Krasinski, followed the Abbott family (played by Krasinski, Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe and an infant) in an upstate New York dystopia where creatures with hypersensitive hearing stalk the land, ruthlessly hunting by sound. вЂњItвЂ™s definitely thrilling and nerve-wracking and all those things at the same time,вЂќ he says. ItвЂ™s a high-pressure position that Krasinski meets with a mixture of pride and anxiety. As the Memorial Day weekend kickoff to HollywoodвЂ™s delayed summer season, it will pose a much-watched stress test for the industryвЂ™s theatrical future. вЂњA Quiet Place Part II,вЂќ which opens in theaters Friday, is an intensely realized nightmare that will try, with jolts and jump scares, to awaken moviegoing from its pandemic slumber. HUnsXwYHMS- AP Entertainment May 25, 2021

says he hopes he isn't the only person who gets emotional watching #AQuietPlace Part II - he admits he cried while writing, watching and cutting the film.

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