A QUIET PLACE PART II
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the bathtub scene to be shot. And in this one
it was ‘oh my god, I can’t believe I get to be
in the front row when Cillian Murphy and
Emily act for the first time together’.”
That mutual respect hasn’t changed since
meeting on set and shooting the film. If
anything, it’s intensified: “Cillian Murphy is,
in my mind, one of the greatest actors I’ve
ever worked with,” says Krasinski.
The feeling is mutual: “John is hugely
passionate about this film and this world,”
Murphy enthuses. “I think he puts a lot of
himself into the film, a lot of that humanity,
a lot of that authenticity and care comes from
him because that’s how he is as a man. He’s
a very caring, very genuine, very humble
man and a brilliant director.”
In fact, even though the movie is clearly a
horror story, the atmosphere on set couldn’t
have been more different: “Working on [A
Quiet Place Part II] has been one of the most
pleasant experiences I’ve had working on a
film. It really felt like an already-established
unit and I felt very privileged to be allowed
to become part of that. It was just a lovely
working environment, a lot of laughs and a
lot of good fun. You have to have that sort of
atmosphere when you’re dealing with this
sort of movie.”
This family unit on set was very much
encouraged by Krasinski who firmly believes
in working together and utilising each other’s
skills to create the best possible outcome:
“For me the most important thing on my sets
is ‘collaboration is king’, that really the best
idea has to end up on the screen,” he says. “I
had the greatest production designer on this
movie with Jess Gonchor. Weirdly my tonal
touchstone for the first movie was There Will
Be Blood and No Country For Old Men. Jess
designed No Country For Old Men so it was
pretty great to have the guy that I based my
movie on designing my second movie!”
This collaboration is also true for Blunt
when it comes to working with Krasinski:
“We work well together,” she says. “The
other thing we are lucky about is this aligned
taste and what we respond to, even when we
watch films together. We always feel exactly
the same way about a performance, about
what moves us and what doesn’t, so I feel
very aligned with him creatively; it was a
very natural thing.”
The couple was clearly a positive influence
on set: “When you work on stuff like this,
with quite heavy subject matter – especially
when there’s kids around – you have to keep
the atmosphere up,” says Murphy. “John and
Emily are amazing at that.”
With such a great time being had on the
set by a great team, we can’t wait to shut up
and hold tight for the sequel.A Quiet Place Part II is released in cinemas
on 19 March.Krasinski and Blunt created
a fun atmosphere on set.