Why John Krasinski Originally Hated The Ending To ‘A Quiet Place’
A Quiet Place had its flaws (why couldn’t they just live by the waterfall? Why did someone sit right next to me in an empty cinema and crunch on BBQ Rib Doritos the whole time?), but it was still a great horror movie and an impressive directorial debut for John Krasinski.
The (US) Office star, who plays a father desperately trying to protect his family from blind, sound-sensitive aliens, also co-wrote the script – and there was one important aspect of the story that left him conflicted.
In an recent interview with Cinema Blend, Krasinski revealed that the ending was originally very different, and that it took a suggestion from the film’s producer to change the film’s course. Krasinski wasn’t too keen on it at first, though.
“He said, 'Emily needs to shoot the monster.' And I remember thinking, that's insane. I was so against it.”
It took some sage advice from a Hollywood legend to change his mind.
“Bizarrely, I was driving to work the next day and was listening to an old podcast, an interview with Steven Spielberg from the early '80s, and someone said: 'Why is your generation of directors moving away from making art?' And he said, 'Why can't we make art films that you can also eat popcorn to? I'm not going to shy away from making people enjoy really exciting movie moments, too.'
“I thought, 'Oh my God!' That was my wake-up moment to this idea that shooting the creature at the end wasn't abusing my artistic take.”
The director recently revealed that he was working on sequel to the box-office smash, set for release in mid-2020, even though he planned the original science-fiction horror as a standalone.
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