Dont Breathe 2: Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues on Always Being 5 Frames Away From an NC 17

With Dont Breathe 2 opening in theaters this weekend, I recently spoke with director and cowriter Rodo Sayagues and cowriter Fede Álvarez about making the sequel to the huge hit from 2016. If youre not aware, the first Dont 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, youre going to get plenty of actionhorror sequences that feature brutal and bloody violence. Dont 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 Dont Breathe and Dont Breathe 2, how Stephen Lang is the nicest person until hes on s