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

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. During the interview, Sayagues and Álvarez talk about the success of the first film, what people would be surprised to learn about the making of both Don’t Breathe and Don’t Breathe 2, how Stephen Lang is the nicest person until he’s on s