Cillian Murphy In Talks to Join ‘A Quiet Place’ Sequel With Emily Blunt

“Peaky Blinders” star Cillian Murphy is in talks to join the sequel to John Krasinski‘s “A Quiet Place” sequel. According to an exclusive brought to us by The Hollywood Reporter, Murphy would play a man with mysterious intentions who joins the family unit played by Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe who all are set to reprise their roles. *Spoilers* if you haven’t seen the original, but Murphy would be a de facto man of the house in this family given that Krasinski died at the end of the original film. But he won’t be far.

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Details on the plot are being held under wraps but Krasinski is writing and directing the sequel, and it appears a summer shoot is being prepped.” A Quiet Place” focused on a post-apocalyptic Earth sometime in the near future where a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from alien monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. The film stunned audiences last year, grossing $340 million worldwide on a budget of around $17 million.

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In an interview with us late last year, Krasinski stated that “Well, I feel like [directing the sequel] might be the next step, so I’m prepared for it.” He was, at first, only supposed to write the sequel.

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Murphy is currently starring as crime boss Thomas Shelby in the BBC‘s historical crime drama “Peaky Blinders.” However, he may be best known for his collaborations with Christopher Nolan.

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Murphy starred as Batman villain Jonathan Crane or “The Scarecrow” in Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” as well as starring in a key role in the 2017 war drama “Dunkirk” and appearing in “Inception.”

Paramount has dated the sequel for a May 15, 2020, release. [THR]