John Krasinski knew he was asking a lot of his actors, from Emily Blunt to young Noah Jupe as Marcus Abbott.

That's all one shot and, thankfully, no one got hurt.

There was zero ‘No’s.’ I mean, every time I came up with an idea and I said, ‘We're going to shoot this shot,’ everything, to be honest from the studio and producers was, ‘It can't happen.’ And my crew was like, ‘It can happen.’ … It was really moving to see, at the end of that shot, the entire crew ran in the middle of the street, high fives, it got emotional and was hugging because we pulled off something nearly impossible. I've never seen a more deserving crew than my crew on this movie. Because you know, everybody always says when they accept an award, ‘This is for my crew.’ And I don't doubt that that's all true. I got to say that it really was a weird moment because as I was explaining it, you know, as I'm writing it, I'm a giddy nerd and then I'm about to shoot it, and my crew… You know, the one thing I will say about that moment is it’s probably the most proud I've ever been to be a part of a crew. John Krasinski couldn't say enough about the crew that staged that stunt, bringing his vision to life no matter what he asked of them. Not only is Evelyn Abbott someone you want by your side when the world ends, Emily Blunt is the one you want in the car to sell the fear of that situation on screen.Īnd A Quiet Place: Part II's crew is the exact crew you want to make it all happen. But actors are trained to perform under pressure. Like when I was explaining to her on set all the things that were going to happen and I said, ‘You're going to hit this stunt man, that car is going to come three feet from you and then this bus is actually going to clock at 40 miles an hour,' her face fell and she went, ‘But not really.’ And I went, ‘No, no, the bus is coming at you at 40 miles.’ That's a real bus, and that bus hits that car and all that is totally real.Ĭlearly, they pulled it off, but I can only imagine Emily Blunt's feelings in that moment. I think I put my marriage on the line when I put her in the car. As he should, he starts with praise for A Quiet Place: Part II's main star, Emily Blunt, who also happens to be his wife:Įmily's is so real.

The trailer to re-watch the shot is below, but let John Krasinski set the scene first.

A quiet place 2 john krasinski trailer