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A Quiet Place 2: Who are the Characters in the Film?


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Never make a sound or it will cost you your life, that is what A Quiet Place brings to the table. Now that a sequel is in theaters, A Quiet Place 2 will have both what happens next after the first film and a few backstories. Before dealing with blind alien creatures, here is a primer on who are the characters in the sequel film and if you still have not seen the first film, click this link for where to watch and stream A Quiet Place online.

Warning! This portion may contain spoilers for A Quiet Place 2. Read at your own risk!

Lee Abbott (John Krasinski)

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The director himself, John Krasinski, plays the head of the Abbott family. Although spoiler alert, he dies at the end of the first film to ensure the safety of his children, a touching sacrifice, indeed, he would still be appearing in A Quiet Place 2, not as a zombie or a resurrection though. His character appears in the first minutes of the film in flashback scenes.

Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt)

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The real-life wife of John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, plays the wife of Lee and she took a beating in the first film. Imagine having to lose your husband and then birth a child, on your own, in silence, with lurking monsters outside waiting to hear a sound to prey on you. Yup, Evelyn did that. Now that her husband is gone, Evelyn has to do everything to protect her children, including her newborn baby.

Regan Abbott (Millicent Simmonds)

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It's hard to live in a world where making a sound makes you prey to blind alien creatures but as for Regan, she found a way to counter these monsters. She is the deaf daughter of Lee and Evelyn and she found out that the feedback from her hearing aid, when amplified to a microphone, can irritate the monsters making them vulnerable. In this film, she tries to figure out where a radio signal is from with the possibility of being with more survivors.

Marcus Abbott (Noah Jupe)

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Brother of Regan, Noah was first seen as a vulnerable young boy in the first film. Now that he is a big brother, he steps up for the family taking care of his younger newborn sibling.

Emmett (Cillian Murphy)

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A new character is introduced in the sequel; Emmet is a friend of Lee. He met Evelyn and helped Regan on finding new survivors. Emmett had a wife and son who were both seen in a flashback with Lauren-Ashely Cristiano playing the wife and Zachary Golinger as the son.

Man on the Island (Djimon Honsou)

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What a mysterious name for a character, right? Well, his character is really mysterious as well. As the name of the characters states, he lives on an island that Emmett and Regan went to for safety after discovering a new weakness of the monsters.

Marina Man (Scoot McNairy)

Just when everyone thought that people would help each other facing a common enemy. The blind alien creatures, some people really have a knack for self-preservation and the Marina Man is one of those. Emmett warned the Abbott family that there are people like this guy who attacks others who come close by the docks.

A Quiet Place 2 is now in theaters.

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