“Day One” left gay scene on the cutting room floor • Instinct Magazine

Your tone seems very sharp at the moment.

Of course, the highest-grossing horror film of the year left a coming-out scene on the cutting room floor. Thankfully, the scene in question has leaked online and will hopefully be included in the special features section on Blu-Ray and 4K.

I’m talking about A Quiet Place: Day One, a standalone sequel to John Krasinski’s hugely successful alien attack series. This time, the monsters that hunt based on their hearing are shown attacking New York City on the first day of their invasion. The film stars Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon Hounsou, who returns with a more extensive backstory than in A Quiet Place 2.

The character in question is Eric, played by Joseph Quinn, who nearly drowns several times in a flooded subway. He eventually develops a valuable friendship with Sam (Nyong’o) and becomes a central character in the film. And apparently he’s gay! Not that any of us saw the film in the cinema, although there were very subtle hints.

Luckily, Yahoo was kind enough to translate the deleted scene:

When I left home, I thought, “I can go anywhere. New York. This is the place. In this city, I’ll be accepted.” I grew up in a really small town, and my dad had an idea of ​​the kind of sons he wanted. And I wasn’t like that. Here, people didn’t really mind that part of me… I was so lonely. And one day I woke up and realized I had no home anywhere. I was really sick of feeling alone, and I was just bored of feeling alone. So I thought it would be easier to live nowhere.

Although the monologue doesn’t exactly scream “I’m gay,” the film’s director, Michael Sarnoski, later confirmed Eric’s queerness in a standalone interview.

“A Quiet Place: Day One” is now available digitally/streaming and continues to play in select theaters.

What do you think about this whole debacle? Should Eric’s coming out have stayed in the movie, even if it had no relevance to the overall plot? Leave a comment and let me know!

Source: Yahoo

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