Don’t Breatheꦗ’s final scene hinted atꦅ another showdown between surviving burglar Rocky (Jane Levy) and The Blind Man/ Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang).

Don’t Breathe 2, however, focuses solely on the latter, positioning him as the ♑protector of an 11-year-old girl (Madelyn Grace) who’s been targeted by a group of thugs – a decision that hasn’t gone down smoothly with all genre fans given the character’s history of kidnapping, murder and sexual assault.

But producer Álvarez – who hands over direct𓆏ing duties to co-writer Rodo Sayagues – isn’t afraid of backlash, as he tells in their new issue, which is o❀ut now. You can see an exclusive image from the sequel via here:

“We like to fuck with people,” Álvarez tells , noting the reaction to the film’s first teaser. “We want to show that things are not black and white. People are concerned he’s an antihero? Shows like Game of Thrones drive you m✤ad with empathy for bad people. He’s more of an anti-villain. He may think he’s not, or do some things that’ll make him escape it temporarily, but he is. He’s a shadow character, not so much the protagonist. There’s so much more to the story.”

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