Don't Breathe 2: Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues on Always Being 5 Frames Away From an NC-17

Aug 10 2021

Action Film Horror Poke Director Life Violence Theater Sequel Race

With Don’t Breathe 2 opening in theaters this weekend, I recently spoke with director and co-writer Rodo Sayagues and co-writer Fede Álvarez about making the sequel to the huge hit from 2016. If you’re not aware, the first Don’t Breathe was made for around $10 million, and it went on to gross an impressive $157 million at the worldwide box office. In the sequel, which takes place several years after the first film ended, Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) is living a quiet life with a new daughter figure (Madelyn Grace) when his past sins catch up to him. As you can imagine, you’re going to get plenty of action-horror sequences that feature brutal and bloody violence. Don’t Breathe 2 was produced by Sayagues, Álvarez, Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert.