John Krasinski Discusses A QUIET PLACE with TimesTalks January 9

TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, is proud to host a conversation between award-winning actor, screenwriter and director John Krasinski and New York Times reporter Steven Kurutz on January 9.

The duo will discuss Krasinski's critically-acclaimed film "A Quiet Place," which he co-wrote, directed and starred in. A modern horror thriller, "A Quiet Place" follows a family of four as they navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. The two will discuss Krasinski's combined role as writer, actor and director, and the process of making an original horror film.

This TimesTalks event will take place on January 9 at Florence Gould Hall and will be live streamed on TimesTalks.com, the TimesTalks YouTube channel and Facebook starting at 7:00PM EST.

TimesTalks is known for providing a platform for engaging and spirited discourse between the most iconic and culturally relevant creative voices of our time.

Announcements about future TimesTalks can be found on TimesTalks.com, and viewers can watch previous installments here, including videos of Stephen Colbert, Denzel Washington, Grace Jones, Margaret Atwood, Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan, Common, Jennifer Lawrence, Jane Goodall, Annie Leibovitz, Ai Weiwei, Anthony Bourdain, and many more.

TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, pairs New York Times journalists with the most creative and seminal figures in the fields of film and theater, art, music, literature, innovation and fashion. In 2018, TimesTalks celebrated its 20th anniversary. For the past two decades, TimesTalks has provided a platform for engaging and spirited discourse among the most iconic and culturally relevant creative voices of our time, paying particular attention to those using the cultural arts as a lens for change.