‘A Quiet Place: Day One’s’ Breakout Star Is Frodo the Cat: Why Two Kitties Were Better Than One CGI Feline

American filmmaker Nicole Holofcener is relaxed. Her legs are crossed in the yoga pose and she reclines into a large armchair with a glass of white wine perched on the side. 

Refresh for latest…: Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One not only set a domestic opening record for the franchise, it also did it at the international box office. Of the $98.5M global start, $45.5M is from 59 overseas markets, well exceeding expectations.

The Numbers reported.The film, the third installment in the “A Quiet Place” franchise, centers around New York City during an alien invasion and stars Lupita Nyong’o, whom the New York Times says “commands the screen.”It is projected to enjoy earnings of $53 million this weekend, according to Variety, which would be the highest opener for the franchise.“Inside Out 2,” which was No. 1 for two weeks in a row, fell to second place, with $17.1 million in sales.The Disney/Pixar flick, which was released on June 14, has already earned $902.9 million globally, and is expected to surpass the $1 billion-dollar mark this weekend, according to Deadline.“Horizon: An American Saga,” the Western produced and directed by, and starring Kevin Costner, landed in third, with a $4.1 million-dollar take.

Paramount‘s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One is heading to a franchise record preview night between $5M-$6M, several sources inform us. Showtimes began at 3 PM.

The A Quiet Place franchise is officially expanding with prequel movie Day One now in theaters!

final season of “Stranger Things,” despite the character’s tragic demise.“I might have that feeling too,” the actor, 30, told Entertainment Tonight of a potential comeback at the New York premiere of “A Quiet Place: Day One” on June 26.“Or maybe I don’t. Who knows? Maybe I do…” Quinn added. Regardless of Eddie’s fate, Quinn expressed his desire to revisit the “Stranger Things” set for Season 5.

“A Quiet Place: Day One” hits theaters tomorrow, the third entry in Jon Krasinski‘s alien invasion franchise and the first one he doesn’t direct.  But Krasinki tapped Michael Sarnoski, who takes his place behind the camera for this one, to succeed him for one major reason: he loved Sarnoski’s debut film “Pig.” READ MORE: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Final Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o & Joseph Quinn Star In Horror Prequel And Krasinski isn’t the only “Pig” fan out there.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “The Tomorrow War” and “The Lego Batman Movie” filmmaker Chris McKay has been tapped to direct an adaptation of Brynne Weaver’s bestselling serial killer romance, “Butcher & Blackbird,” for Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company (RPC). The novel isthe first installment of Weaver’s popular “Ruinous Love” trilogy, which was released in October. It became a New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weeklybestseller and was a favorite on BookTok, TikTok’s hub for book lovers.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic More than a million and a half people live on the island of Manhattan. “A Quiet Place: Day One” focuses on two: Samira (Lupita Nyong’o), a Stage 4 cancer patient, and Eric (“Stranger Things” actor Joseph Quinn), a far-from-home stranger she stumbles upon after the noise-sensitive aliens crash-land in New York. Neither one seems to have much in the way of survival instinct, which makes them an odd couple on whom to concentrate the Big Apple-set prequel to 2018’s hit creature feature — which is probably why writer-director Michael Sarnoski (“Pig”) decided to give Samira a cat named Frodo.

If you were dying, how would you handle an apocalypse? What would motivate you? How would you react to a surprise global catastrophe unfolding around you? Those are the initial questions asked by Michael Sarnoski’s “A Quiet Place: Day One,” an unexpectedly moving prequel to John Krasinski’s pair of genre-twisting thrillers that began with 2018’s “A Quiet Place.” And before you yell “Spoiler!” we’re sad to say the first scene in the movie takes place in a hospice where we meet our unconventional heroine, Sam (Lupita Nyong’o).

The marketing for “A Quiet Place: Day One” has been very consistent and obvious. There really isn’t much that needs to happen for the film to sell itself to audiences.

Nicole Kidman is mourning the death of her former co-star Donald Sutherland.

It’s no surprise we’ve seen some familiar faces show up in the early cast of the new DCU that James Gunn is working on. Gunn is famous for bringing back actors he enjoyed working with on new projects, with regulars like Nathan Fillion and Michael Rooker showing up in just about everything the director does.

Donald Sutherland following his death on Thursday. The “M*A*S*H” actor died at age 88 in Miami after a “long illness.”Fonda and Sutherland worked together in the 1971 hit “Klute,” and dated around the same time they filmed the crime drama.They played Bree Daniels and John Klute, respectively, seeing Sutherland as a detective and Fonda as a call girl who helps him in a missing persons case.

Elliott Gould has said Donald Sutherland was “like my brother” as he paid tribute to his M*A*S*H co-star, who died Thursday aged 88.

William Baldwin starred in three projects with Donald Sutherland, the Emmy- and honorary Oscar-winning actor who died Thursday at age 88 after a seven-decade Hollywood career.

Heartbreaking news from Hollywood today…

Love Island fans are sure there’s a storm brewing between Sean Stone and Ronnie Vint as they spot hints of tension. In tonight's episode (Thursday 20 June), Sean Stone chatted with bombshell Matilda Draper and admitted Ronnie is his ‘problem’. It’s part of the game to fight for the person you like, but poor Sean has had a tough time thanks to Ronnie.

The last major role of Donald Sutherland, who died today at the age of 88, was on the Paramount+ limited series Lawmen: Bass Reeves, headlined and executive produced by David Oyelowo.

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has died aged 88 following "a long illness", his agent has confirmed.