However, as difficult as it might be to remain quiet at all times, Bird Box arguably one-ups A Quiet Place's gimmick by removing the ability to see. The three other marauders are played by Keith Jardine, Ashley Alvarado, and Kyle Beatty.Indeed, the titular bird box - birds Malorie keeps in a box because their chirping acts as an early warning system - would spell doom in A Quiet Place. Probably the most recognizable of the four marauders is David Dastmalchian, who plays Scott Lang's pal Kurt in the Ant-Man movies. When Bird Box finally reveals the events leading up to Malorie's trip down the river, a group of marauders emerge from the woods and corner the family when they're on a supply run. Anderson recently played serial killer Jerry Brudos in the Netflix thriller series Mindhunter. In the 'Five Years Later' portion of the movie, Happy Anderson plays a character credited only as River Man, who ambushes Malorie and the children in the river and tries to persuade them to remove their blindfolds.

Gary is played by British actor Tom Hollander, who has appeared in films like In The Loop and About Time, and this year played Queen manager Jim Beach in Bohemian Rhapsody. until it's revealed that he's been corrupted by the entities and is really there to sabotage the group. Gary, the stranger who is let into the house by Olympia, at first seems to be just another survivor. Olympia, the pregnant girl who joins the survivors slightly later, is played by Danielle MacDonald - who you'll definite recognize if you watched Netflix's other recent movie release Dumplin' (she played the lead). In addition to his starring role in the Oscar-winning drama Moonlight, Rhodes also appeared in this year's The Predator as Nebraska, part of the main group of 'Loonies.' Another familiar face in the house is supermarket worker Charlie, played by Lil Rel Howery. You'll probably recognize Howery from his role in last year's Get Out, where he went above and beyond the call of duty as TSA employee Rod Williams. You may recognize Malkovich from the film Being John Malkovich, and his other famous movie roles include Dangerous Liaisons and Burn After Reading.Īlso taking shelter in the house is construction foreman Tom, who is played by Trevante Rhodes. Greg is in a legal dispute with his neighbor, Douglas, who is played by John Malkovich. Henry Wu, and also played the hacker Whiterose in Mr. Wong has a recurring role in the Jurassic Park franchise as scientist Dr.

In the initial chaos of the outbreak, Malorie ends up taking shelter with a group of survivors in a house owned by Greg, played by BD Wong.

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