The 25th edition of the South by Southwest Conference and Festival (March 9-18 in Austin) is right around the corner and they’ve just announced their initial slate of films. The cool part? This year their kicking off their festivities with a SCARE!
Opening the festival on the 9th will be John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place.
The film stars John Krasinski (who also directs) and co-stars Emily Blunt with Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds. The film is produced by Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller from a spec script by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck, which was rewritten by Krasinski.
Paramount Pictures will release A Quiet Place on April 6, 2018. Look for more from SXSW 2018 in the coming days.