John Krasinski and Emily Blunt opened up about how they were convinced to make a sequel to their 2018 film, A Quiet Place .

In talking about the thriller that features the real-life married actors as parents attempting to keep their family safe and silent in a world inhabited by vicious creatures that hunt their prey via sound, Blunt told Variety at Sunday nights premiere of A Quiet Place Part II in New York that they were really reluctant and unnerved at the prospect of a sequel.

A lot of people came into the studio and tried to pitch ideas and we were both like, Were not going to do it, she said.

Krasinski explained that it wasnt until he had a small idea that he and Blunt changed their tune. They decided to make their daughter in the film, Regan, played by Millicent Simmonds, the lead of the movie.

Not only did I think she would give an amazing performance, which I knew she could do, her character opens the door to all the themes I was dealing with in the first movie, Krasinski told the publication.