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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesThe lead actress is afraid of cats
Lupita Nyong'o was afraid of cats and did exposure therapy to work with Frodo. By the end of the shoot she had adopted one. The studio wanted a CGI cat, but the director insisted on a real one; two played Frodo, Nico and Schnitzel.
source ↗ - ReferenceSam and Frodo
The owner and her cat are named after Lord of the Rings characters: Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins.
source ↗ - CameoThe nameless man gets a name
Djimon Hounsou returns as the unnamed character from A Quiet Place Part II. Here his name is Henri.
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- Behind the scenesA college idea, rewritten by Lee
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods came up with the premise in college. John Krasinski read the script, signed on as the father and ended up co-writing and directing. His real-life wife Emily Blunt was the one who suggested he direct.
source ↗ - CameoMillicent Simmonds is deaf in real life
Simmonds, who plays Regan, showed Krasinski how a line of dialogue looked in American Sign Language. He found the gestures more cinematic than the words, and sign language became central to the film.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Host influence
Beck and Woods cite Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006) as a major influence on the script. A Paramount executive floated tying it to Cloverfield, but the studio chose a standalone story.
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- Behind the scenesThe director thought it was a one-off
Krasinski saw the first film as a one-off. He only came back once he had the idea of making Regan the lead. He wrote the first draft in three and a half weeks.
source ↗ - CameoCillian Murphy joins the cast
Cillian Murphy plays Emmett, the family friend who lost everyone. Djimon Hounsou replaced Brian Tyree Henry, who left over scheduling conflicts.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA real mill in upstate New York
Filming took 47 days across western New York, in towns like Dunkirk, Lackawanna and Buffalo. Some scenes used an abandoned Bethlehem Steel plant.
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