Millicent Simmonds — Exclusive Portraits Of The ‘A Quiet Place’ Star

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Elissa Anderson

May 27, 2021 1:31PM EDT

Millicent Simmonds reprises her role as Regan Abbott in ‘A Quiet Place Part II.’ See HollywoodLife’s exclusive portraits of the young star.

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Millicent Simmonds — Exclusive Portraits

Millicent Simmonds — Exclusive Portraits — ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ star Millicent Simmonds stopped by HollywoodLife’s portrait studio in New York City in March 2020. After a year of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sequel is finally being released in theaters on May 28. Millicent takes an even bigger leading role in the sequel, and she shines even more as Regan Abbott than she did in the first film. She stars alongside Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, and Emily Blunt.

In the sequel, Millicent’s character must continue to fight to survive in silence. Regan goes on a dangerous journey that her teaming up with Cillian Murphy’s Emmett. Regan goes in search of a radio signal and goes to great lengths to find what she’s looking for. ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ was written, directed, and produced by John Krasinski, who played Regan’s dad Lee in the first film. See more exclusive photos of Millicent Simmonds in our gallery now.

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Millicent Simmonds Stars In ‘A Quiet Place Part II’

Millicent Simmonds Stars In ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ — Millicent Simmonds is back as Regan Abbott in the sequel. Her breakout role was in the first ‘A Quiet Place’ movie.

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Millicent Simmonds On Regan Losing Her Father

Millicent Simmonds On Regan Losing Her Father — ‘It’s a big burden for Regan to carry because she looked up to her father Lee in a big way,’ Millicent told HL. ‘After his death, she now is left with sort of what would my father do in this situation? She’s having a hard time finding confidence in herself again after the loss of her father.’

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Millicent Simmonds On The Sequel’s Release

Millicent Simmonds On The Sequel’s Release — ‘It feels amazing! We worked so hard on this, and it was really hard to sit on it for a year. Especially having already seen it at the premiere and knowing how good it was. I’m so excited for people to be able to see it safely,’ she told HL.

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Millicent Simmonds On Staying In Touch With The Cast

Millicent Simmonds On Staying In Touch With The Cast — Millicent revealed that she and the cast stayed connected through the pandemic. ‘We would email and text and just make sure each other was okay and staying safe,’ she told HL.

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Millicent Simmonds On Regan’s Journey

Millicent Simmonds On Regan’s Journey — Millicent Simmonds acknowledges Regan’s ‘huge transformation’ from the first to the second film. ‘She feels responsible for being the leader of her family,’ Millicent said.

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Millicent Simmonds On The Importance Of Theaters

Millicent Simmonds On The Importance Of Theaters — Millicent believes that ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ is a ‘theater experience’ because ‘the sound is so important to the story.’ The sequel will be released exclusively in theaters.

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Millicent Simmonds

Millicent Simmonds — Prior to ‘A Quiet Place’ in 2018,

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