Don't Breathe 3 in development: Fede Álvarez may write again

• Fede Álvarez is said to be attached as writer; his role as director has not been confirmed.
• Stephen Lang and Jane Levy are mentioned as returning cast members, but that has not been officially confirmed.

What happened

According to reports from outlets including IGN, Don't Breathe 3 is in the works. That means the horror series, which began with Don't Breathe in 2016, appears set to get a third film after Don't Breathe 2 in 2021. The reporting describes the project as being “in the works,” which points to development rather than a fully locked production or an official release plan.

The same report says Fede Álvarez is at least returning to write the script. His possible return as director is described as uncertain, so his exact role on the project is still unclear. That leaves the film in a fairly early development stage: a sequel is on the table, but its creative direction has not been fully set.

There is also no official confirmation yet on the cast. Stephen Lang is said to be expected back as The Blind Man, aka Norman Nordstrom, while Jane Levy is expected to return as Rocky. In the available reporting, those names are presented as expectations rather than formal casting announcements. So while the likely returning faces are being discussed, the studio has not yet made that lineup official.

The same source links the film’s development to comments from Álvarez about wrapping up the trilogy. That fits with the first film from 2016 and the sequel from 2021, which already established a clear franchise. For now, though, this remains a development update rather than an official start of production or a confirmed theatrical date.

Background

The first Don't Breathe arrived in 2016 and became a horror hit. The film cast Stephen Lang as the blind home invader hunter Norman Nordstrom, a role he reprised in Don't Breathe 2 in 2021. That gave the series a recognizable lead early on, making a third film a natural next step in the same storyline.

Fede Álvarez has been closely tied to the franchise. He also made the Evil Dead reboot in 2013 with Jane Levy, who played a lead role in that film. That earlier collaboration helps explain why her name is surfacing again in reports about Don't Breathe 3. Even so, the current information only describes her return as an expectation, not a formal casting confirmation.

The reporting also says Álvarez would at least be involved as writer. That is a concrete detail, unlike his possible role as director, which remains unconfirmed. As a result, the project is best described right now as a sequel in development, with the core creative team still not fully locked in.

The production status is being kept deliberately cautious as well. There is talk of a film “in the works,” but no official shoot date, no confirmed studio release, and no full cast list. So the available information points to an early stage where the trilogy is being discussed, but not yet publicly finalized.

For the franchise, that means the foundation laid in 2016 and 2021 could be expanded with a third chapter. But the current reporting does not yet provide story details, exact character returns, or how directly Don't Breathe 3 will connect to Don't Breathe 2. Until those details are officially confirmed, the main takeaway is simply that the sequel is in development and that Álvarez, Lang, and Levy are being mentioned in connection with it.