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Warren Mall Cinemas III To Reopen Today

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry The Warren Mall Cinemas III reopens today, with “A Quiet Place Part II” and “Cruella” showing. Portions of “A Quiet Place Part II” were filmed in Chautauqua County.

The Warren Mall Cinemas III will reopen today, and one of the reopening features includes shots from locations that will be familiar to some local viewers.

The theater, owned by Dipson, initially closed public showings more than a year ago — in March 2020 — due to COVID-19.

On the schedule for Thursday are “A Quiet Place Part II” at 7, 8, and 9:15 p.m. and “Cruella” at 6:15 and 9:10 p.m.

Some scenes in “A Quiet Place Part II” were shot in Chautauqua County. It has taken more than a year, but those scenes are finally hitting theaters.

The film starring John Krasinski will open across the country Friday, including at Lakewood Cinema 8. The film’s release has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; its premiere was held in New York City in March 8, 2020, before being shelved for a wider release.

In early September 2019, Krasinski was at Barcelona Harbor in Westfield for several days of filming. Crews brought in large spotlights to aid in shooting night scenes in addition to installing fog machines to make the habor appear more menacing — fitting for the science-fiction horror sequel.

According to the Associated Press, “A Quiet Place Part II” is one of the biggest studio releases to open exclusively in theaters this year. “I said I really wanted to wait for theaters and they supported it from the very beginning,” Krasinski told the AP. “Even more so, I give them so much credit for going with me on being this early.”

The first film, “A Quiet Place,” was written and directed by Krasinski and followed the Abbott family (played by Krasinski, Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe and an infant) in an upstate New York dystopia where creatures with hypersensitive hearing stalk the land, ruthlessly hunting by sound. It was a hit, grossing $340 million globally on a $17 million budget. Pressure for a sequel, naturally, grew.

“I was like, no, just preserve it,” Blunt said in an interview last year. “Paramount said we’re going to make one, whether we were a part of it or not. I think that was what they wanted. But John just then came up with the most undeniable idea.”

Krasinski’s idea: Make Simmonds’ character the lead. In “Part II,” the surviving Abbotts are forced to leave their home and, on barefoot tiptoes, search beyond for any remaining humans, and maybe some sanctuary. The scope and scale of “A Quiet Place” enlarges, while the story remains focused on family.

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