Emily Blunt (left) and Millicent Simmonds in 'A Quiet Place.' Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text John Krasinski is officially returning to the franchise that catapulted him to A-list director status. Krasinski will write and direct A Quiet Place Part III, with Paramount setting a summer release date of July 9, 2027. No cast is set, but the first two installments were led by Emily Blunt, Krasinski's-real life wife, with their children played by Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. Krasinski starred in the first film, released in 2018, and had a cameo in the second installment, which bowed in 2021. Krasinski and Paramount have been flirting with the threquel for some time. The filmmaker announced in 2022 that the film was targeting a 2025 release, but that did not come to fruition. In the interim, he directed IF for the studio. Related Stories Movies 'Fountain of Youth' Review: John Krasinski and Natalie Portman Play Squabbling Siblings on a Mission in Guy Ritchie's Ho-Hum Apple TV+ Actioner Movies John Krasinski Didn't Know Brother-in-Law Stanley Tucci Was His 'Fountain of Youth' Co-Star Until Midway Through Filming The franchise, which originated from a script by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, has grossed more than $900 million globally across three films - the two Krasinski-directed Quiet Place films, and the spinoff A Quiet Place: Day One, from filmmaker Michael Sarnoski and starring Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn. The films take place in a world in which alien monsters have crashed on Earth. While they are blind, they are sensitive to sound, and will kill anything that makes noise, necessitating that humans must stay quiet, or be killed. Krasinski and Allyson Seeger's Sunday Night Production will produce via their first look with Paramount, along with Platinum Dunes. On Friday, Krasinski teased the project and release date on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Locarno Film Festival Israel, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Korea: Political and Dystopian Films in the Locarno Spotlight Steven Knight Writer Steven Knight Teases His Plans for Amazon's James Bond: "Better, Stronger and Bolder" The Gentlemen British Tough Guy Ray Winstone to Receive Sarajevo Festival Award Venice Film Festival Gus Van Sant to Receive Venice Fest's Passion for Film Award Jonah Hill Dave Franco Reveals Why His Embarrassing 'Superbad' Scene Pushed Him to Keep Auditioning Heat Vision Next James Bond Movie Taps Steven Knight to Write Locarno Film Festival Israel, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Korea: Political and Dystopian Films in the Locarno Spotlight Steven Knight Writer Steven Knight Teases His Plans for Amazon's James Bond: "Better, Stronger and Bolder" The Gentlemen British Tough Guy Ray Winstone to Receive Sarajevo Festival Award Venice Film Festival Gus Van Sant to Receive Venice Fest's Passion for Film Award Jonah Hill Dave Franco Reveals Why His Embarrassing 'Superbad' Scene Pushed Him to Keep Auditioning Heat Vision Next James Bond Movie Taps Steven Knight to Write