Lupita Nyong’ohas some hilarious advice for herA Quiet Place: Day Oneco-starJoseph Quinn, who is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Quinn was recently cast as the Human Torch in the MCU’sFantastic Fourfilm, due to hit theaters in 2025, and Nyong’o has a very specific suggestion before he begins filming.
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Nyong’o has played Nakia in theBlack Pantherfilms, and co-stars in theA Quiet Placeprequel with Quinn, who rose to fame as Eddie Munson inStranger Things. InDay One, which opens June 28, the two play New York City residents who find themselves on the run when aliens attack the planet.
The actors were interviewed byGamesRadar+ for the Inside Total Film Podcast, and Nyong’o was asked if she provided any advice to Quinn about joining the MCU. She couldn’t remember, but Quinn reminded her that she recommended he take the role. She then added some on-the-spot advice, telling Quinn:
I would say, get a scented candle. For your trailer.
A Quiet Place: Day One’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Scary Good Out of the Gate
As early screenings of A Quiet Place: Day One get underway, the horror film’s Rotten Tomatoes score reflects very good reviews from the critics.
The clip does not last long enough to show if Lyong’o elaborated on her advice, but it seems obvious it addresses the tight, uncomfortable costumes the MCU requires the actors wear. At the end of a long day of filming, actors report that the costumes can generate terrible smells. In an appearance onNightline, Scarlett Johansson said her costume generated extreme heat, and she would have to wring out the sweat from her costume when taking it off. Tom Hiddleston said the 30 pounds of leather he had to wear as Loki trapped the heat and forced it out through his head.
A Quiet Place: Day OneGets High Marks from Critics
In an era where sequels and prequels often disappoint,A Quiet Place: Day Onehas impressed critics. It currently ranks at 85% onRotten Tomatoes, with many critics praising it as the best film in the series. The film, which also stars Djimon Hounsou and Alex Wolff, has been noted for its action and thrills, with high marks for director Michael Sarnoski, who helmed the 2021 Nicolas Cage filmPig. In his review of the film, MovieWeb’s Julian Roman said:
A Quiet Place: Day Onedelivers intense action and scares, with strong performances and impressive visual effects. We still have no new information about the aliens in the franchise, but one thing’s for sure: Lupita Nyong’o is incredible.
A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off of the A Quiet Place franchise conceived by John Krasinski. The film is set at the beginning of the invasion as humanity scrambles to survive, before the events of the original film, with Lupita Nyong’O leading the cast, directed by Michael Sarnoski.
Joseph Quinn has a busy schedule ahead of him. He will officially begin filmingFantastic Fourthis July, playing Johnny Storm/Human Torch with Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, and Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman. He will also appear in theGladiatorsequel, opening in theaters this November.
In addition to theBlack Pantherfilms, Nyong’o also appeared as Maz Kanata in theStar WarsSequel Trilogy. Her other roles include12 Years a Slave,Us, andThe Jungle Book. She also has a prolific voiceover career, including roles inSuper SemaandBig Mouth.
You can view the trailer forA Quiet Place: Day Onebelow.
