Don't Breathe 3 Has a Script, Says Fede Álvarez

Fede Álvarez says a screenplay exists for Don’t Breathe 3 and that Jane Levy and Stephen Lang will return. He shared the news at a September 26 screening of the 2016 original at Beyond Fest. Sony Pictures has not announced a release date, filming schedule or director for the third film in the sources available so far.

What did Fede Álvarez announce?

Beyond Fest’s official schedule lists the original Don’t Breathe’s 10th-anniversary screening and a Q&A with Álvarez, co-writer Rodo Sayagues and cast members. TheWrap reported Álvarez told the audience, “There’s a screenplay for Don’t Breathe 3,” and named Levy and Lang as returning. Dread Central also reported that Álvarez has written the script.

That is a significant update from the filmmaker who directed the first movie. It is his announcement, rather than a published Sony production notice. TheWrap said representatives for Álvarez and Sony Pictures Releasing had not provided further comment at the time of its report. A screenplay and intended returning leads do not by themselves establish that filming has started or a release is scheduled.

Why does Jane Levy’s return matter?

Levy played Rocky in Sony’s 2016 film, alongside Lang as Norman Nordstrom, the Blind Man. She did not appear in the 2021 sequel, which followed Nordstrom instead. Álvarez naming her for a third film would bring the original’s survivor back into the series for the first time since 2016.

Álvarez did not reveal a plot. The two characters’ return does not establish whether the next movie continues either ending directly, how they would meet, or which character would drive the story. Lang played Nordstrom in both previous films; Levy’s absence from the second is what makes her planned return new information.

Is Álvarez directing, and who else is returning?

No director for Don’t Breathe 3 has been announced. Álvarez directed the first film, while Sayagues directed Don’t Breathe 2. Writing a screenplay does not automatically mean Álvarez will direct the finished movie.

Álvarez named Levy and Lang. Dylan Minnette was among the anniversary-screening guests listed by Beyond Fest, but attendance at that event is not a third-film casting announcement. The current reports do not identify additional returning cast members.

When will Don’t Breathe 3 be released?

There is no announced release date or production start. Until Sony or the filmmakers provide one, any proposed year, platform or story synopsis would be speculation. For now, the concrete news is the screenplay and Álvarez’s stated plan to bring Levy and Lang back.