The fact that A Quiet Place was a genre film, mixing horror and science fiction, is what had John Krasinski nervous about working on it.
A Quiet Place represented such a stark departure from what he’s known for and what he’s comfortable doing that he wanted to turn it down, as he said on a behind-the-scenes featurette on the upcoming home video release of the film previewed by THR.
Fortunately, producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form gave him a killer pitch (although many studio execs didn’t get it) on the high-concept film that sold him on it, so much so that John Krasinski couldn’t settle for just starring in A Quiet Place; he had to write and direct it as well.
Minus a few animated kids films, John Krasinski has mostly acted in comedies, dramas and some action movies, with his most popular role being Jim in The Office TV series.