Don’t Breathe 2 Film Details
Don’t Breathe 2 is a 2021 American horror thriller film directed by Rodo Sayagues in his directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fede Álvarez. The sequel to 2016’s Don’t Breathe, it was produced by Álvarez, Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert. The film stars Stephen Lang, reprising his role as Norman Nordstrom / “The Blind Man”, with Brendan Sexton III and Madelyn Grace in supporting roles.
After the critical and commercial success of the first film, talks for a sequel began in November 2016, with Álvarez then set to return as the film’s director. In January 2020, the project was green-lit by the studio, with Sayagues replacing Álvarez as director and Lang reprising his role. Principal photography began on August 7, 2020, in Belgrade, Serbia, and wrapped on October 8, 2020.
Don’t Breathe 2 was theatrically released in the United States on August 13, 2021, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film grossed $53 million worldwide, making it a moderate success, and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Lang’s performance, but criticism for the screenplay. A third film is in development.
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PRODUCTION
In November 2016, writer Fede Álvarez announced that a sequel to Don’t Breathe was in the works, and that he was set to return as director. Producer Sam Raimi called it “only the greatest idea for a sequel I’ve ever heard. I’m not kidding.” In November 2018, Álvarez discussed sequels to both his Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead, saying, “They’re just ideas right now. Nothing to announce officially. We do have a script for Don’t Breathe 2. That’s the only difference. We don’t have a script for Evil Dead 2. But we do have a script for Don’t Breathe 2 that we wrote.” He also said, “When I tweeted that I was interested in seeing what people prefer. We were having some internal debates about what people would be interested in most. Unfortunately, Evil Dead 2 won. Which, I guess I would have preferred Don’t Breathe 2 to win because it’s one of my own creations. Obviously Evil Dead has the bigger following.”
In January 2020, Álvarez was replaced as director by Rodo Sayagues, the co-writer of both Don’t Breathe films, making his directorial debut. In a March 2021 interview, Stephen Lang stated that in preparation for reprising the role of Norman Nordstrom, he worked with The Northeastern Association for the Blind in Albany, New York to accurately depict the mannerisms of someone afflicted with being blind.
Principal photography began on August 7, 2020, in Belgrade, Serbia, with Pedro Luque serving as cinematographer, returning from the previous film. Production was previously set to begin in April 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, prior to filming, Stephen Lang quarantined himself for ten days after arriving in Serbia. Lang revealed that filming wrapped on October 8, 2020. By March 2021, post-production on the film was said to be finished, according to Álvarez, who “watched it not too long ago,” calling it “fantastic,” and later stating he thinks it’s better than the first film. In May 2021, Roque Baños was revealed to have composed the score for Don’t Breathe 2, having returned from the first film. During post-production, Jan Kovac served as lead editor.
CAST
- Stephen Lang as Norman Nordstrom / “The Blind Man”: A blind U.S. Navy SEAL veteran who recovered from his injuries in the first film, and now lives in an isolated home with his adopted daughter Phoenix, whom he rescued from a house fire.
- Brendan Sexton III as Raylan: A gang leader, former convict, and Phoenix’s biological father who kidnaps her so he can transfer her heart to his paralyzed wife Josephine.
- Madelyn Grace as Phoenix / Tara: Norman’s adopted daughter.
- Adam Young as Jim Bob: Raylan’s main thug.
- Bobby Schofield as Jared: Jim Bob’s brother who is also a thug working for Raylan.
- Rocci Williams as Duke: One of Raylan’s thugs.
- Christian Zagia as Raul: One of Raylan’s thugs, who eventually teams up with Norman having found out Raylan’s true motives. Zaiga is the only other actor to reprise his role from the first film.
- Steffan Rhodri as The Surgeon / Dr. Thomas Hanniman: A surgeon who works on the operation in trying to remove Phoenix’s heart so it can be transferred to Josephine.
- Stephanie Arcila as Hernandez: A former US Army Ranger and friend of Norman.
- Diaana Babnicova as Billy
- Fiona O’Shaughnessy as Josephine: Phoenix’s paralyzed biological mother and Raylan’s wife.
RELEASE
August 13, 2021
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