'A Quiet Place: Day One' trailer reveals why Earth went silent after alien invasion (video)

The age-old proverb of "Silence is Golden" takes on an entirely new level of meaning in the context of filmmaker John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place" universe, as those persistent sound-sensitive alien beings are back for a chilling prequel story that just might explain just where in the cosmos they're from and why they originally dropped in on poor old planet Earth to terrorize and consume its inhabitants.

Paramount has recently served up a frightening new preview and key art poster for its upcoming sci-fi thriller, "A Quiet Place: Day One,' which will be directed by Michael Sarnoski ("Pig") and based on a story conceived by Krasinski. 

It features the Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave," "Us"), Joseph Quinn ("Stranger Things"), Alex Wolff, Denis O’Hare, and the always-great Djimon Hounsou ("Amistad," "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Rebel Moon"), returning with his mysterious Man on the Island character last seen in "A Quiet Place: Part 2."