10 Years Later, The Most Relentless Horror Movie of 2010s Officially Confirms Trilogy

It was 2016 when Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez directed and wrote an iconic story alongside Rodo Sayagues. The story was later turned into a film titled Don’t Breathe, and it went on to become one of the most relentless horror movies of the 2010s. Well, with Don’t Breathe 2 released in 2021, the franchise has officially become a trilogy with the announcement of Don’t Breathe 3.

The news was shared on X, where Fede Álvarez revealed that he has written the script, with Stephen Lang (The Blind Man) and Jane Levy (Rocky) reprising their roles in the threequel. Check out the tweet below:

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Being in development purgatory, director Álvarez and Stephen Lang had been quite excited to work on the upcoming threequel. However, things moved really slowly for quite a while. So much so that Stephen Lang, the actor who portrayed the role of The Blind Man, revealed back in 2025 that he wanted to kill his own character.

Stephen Lang is Eager To Kill His Character In Don’t Breathe 3

Speaking to ScreenRant back in June 2025, Stephen Lang was a bit excited about the possibility of a third film in the Don’t Breathe franchise. With Don’t Breathe 2 being a prequel, Stephen Lang’s character survived at the end of Don’t Breathe alongside Jane Levy, who portrayed the role of Rocky (a robber).

Naturally, Lang wanted the characters to be brought to justice, especially The Blind Man. The actor commented in 2025 that “there’s a concept” for the threequel, but “there was some backward progress on it for a while”.

I talked to them [Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues] within the last couple of months, and there’s [been] some minimal progress. I hope we do it, because I’d really like to kill the old buzzard off.

Well, at the end of the first film, Jane Levy’s Rocky runs away with a lot of money and escapes the clutches of The Blind Man. However, she doesn’t report him to the police because she has a past of her own. Likewise, the Blind Man also escapes justice for all the murders and violence that he had committed.

With Lang wanting to kill off his own character, it seems that Don’t Breathe 3 will focus on the Blind Man, which was hinted at by writer Rodo Sayagues back in 2022.

Stephen Lang and Rodo Sayagues’s Talks Hint at Retribution

Although Lang stated that he would wish to kill off the old buzzard back in 2025, it seems that writer Rodo Sayagues had already talked about it way back in 2022. Sitting down for a chat with ComicBook.com, the writer/director shared that “stories are never wrapped”.

He added that there was no “closure for the story of Norman [Stephen Lang] and Rocky [Jane Levy]“. The writer opined that since they both got away with a crime, “so both of them have a past that will haunt them” and “I think we’re going after the Blind Man first”.

This could potentially hint that Don’t Breathe 3 will allegedly show the consequences that the Blind Man faced after the events of the first film. With Stephen Lang’s comments on wanting to kill off his own character, it seems very likely that the Blind Man might just find retribution waiting on the other side of the door.

What do you think Don’t Breathe 3 will be about? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Don’t Breathe and Don’t Breathe 2 are available to stream on Prime Video.