Don’t Breathe 2 (Exclusive Series) (Hulu/Amazon Prime/Starz add-on)

Initial release date: August 13, 2021

Studios: Sony Pictures/ Screen Gems/ Stage 6 Films/ Ghost House Pictures/ Bad Hombre Productions

Plot: Blind veteran Norman Nordstorm has been hiding out for several years in an isolated house. He lives with a young girl and has recreated the family stolen from him by a drunk driver. Their quiet life together is soon shattered when a group of unseemly criminals kidnaps her. Norman is now forced to tap into even darker and more creative instincts in an effort to save her.

Cast

Stephen Lang - The Blind Man

Madelyn Grace - Phoenix

Brendan Sexton III - Raylan

Adam Young - Jim Bob

Rocci Williams - Duke

Christian Zagla - Raul

Bobby Schofield - Jared

Fiona O'Shaughnessy - Mother

Stephanie Arcila - Hernandez

Diaana Babricova - Billie

Writer(s): Fede Alvarez (The Girl in the Spider’s Web; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022)

Rodo Sayagues (Texas Chainsaw 2022; Don’t Breathe; Evil Dead)

Director: Rodo Sayagues

Rated R for strong bloody violence, gruesome images and language (98 minutes)

The 2021 sequel, ‘Don’t Breathe 2,’ is an alright follow-up to the first ‘Don’t Breathe’ movie released in 2016. The 2016 movie (for those who have seen it) was definitely memorable, very thrilling and one of those thrillers that you do not want to miss.

There is a good deal of suspense and thrills in this sequel. And, the twists and turns that are featured in the movie are really interesting and work really well with the sequel’s story. It was one of those sequels that, even though it was an all right movie, really didn’t have to be made. The original 2016 movie worked perfectly as a one-off movie.

For those who have seen the 2016 movie, the main character of The Blind Man, who is portrayed as a villain in the first movie, is actually the “hero” of this movie. So, that’s a major difference between the two movies.

So, overall, the sequel does have its moments and can be a tad gory at times. The first movie is EXTREMELY recommended, while ‘Don’t Breathe 2’ can be a rental just to check out for curiosity sake.

‘Don’t Breathe 2’ can currently be streamed on Hulu and Amazon Prime through the Starz add-on and available on multiple PVOD platforms.

Here are a few interesting tidbits for ‘Don’t Breathe 2’:

• Although Stephen Lang is known as ‘The Blind Man’ in both movies, the character’s real name is Norman Nordstorm.

• The abandoned hotel is actually the “Staro Zdanje” hotel in Arandjelovac, Serbia.

• Contrary to the first movie, the main character changes from a villain to a hero.

• In November 2016, writer Fede Alvarez announced that a sequel to ‘Don’t Breathe’ was in the works.

• In a March 2021 interview, Stephen Lang stated that in preparation for reprising his role, he worked with The Northeastern Association for the Blind in Albany, NY to accurately depict the mannerisms of someone afflicted with being blind.

• ‘Don't Breathe 2’ was theatrically released in the US on the Friday the 13th of August 2021. The movie was released on PVOD on September 3, 2021, and selected on rent and digital download on October 12, 2021

• As of October 12, 2021, the sequel has grossed $32.6 million in the US and Canada, and $14.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $47.2 million.

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