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Here’s the Original Ending to ‘Don’t Breathe’ (Exclusive)
Spoiler warning; duh.
One of the things I loved about Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe is that it didn’t end with a button, and left me with a lot of questions. For example, how did he capture the initial girl in the first place? Was there a prequel in mind? Is there more about the blind man’s (played by Stephen Lang) history we don’t know? As for the conclusion, they never even set up a sequel, although they did reinforce that Lang’s character was in fact alive.
So, it made me think, was there more planned for the finale? I’m not one for epilogues, but this conclusion really felt anti-Hollywood, which surprised me quite a bit.
Doing some digging, I was able to learn that there was in fact a cute little button at the end of the film, one that was way more definitive, yet created even more questions. Was it shot? Yes. Why isn’t it in the film? I don’t know, but can speculate that either Alvarez wanted the ending to be more ominous and finite (in case they never make a sequel), or that this ending just created more confusion among casual viewers.
Here it is:
CUT TO:
INT. BUS STATION LOBBY – NOON
The midsize station is filled with commuters. People criss-cross through the lobby area.
Rocky and Diddy walking ahead. Backpack with the money strapped on. The CAMERA drops low behind the two sisters as they disappear in the crowd.
We hold a beat in this sea of legs, then —
CLOSE ON: A cane enters the frame. Moving slowly, scanning every inch of the floor.
FIN.
The more I think about the film, it becomes clear to me that the filmmakers made a strong attempt to keep information to an absolute minimum. The less that’s revealed, the scarier, IMO. Don’t Breathe is shrouded in confusion, but nothing that’s unrealistic, which I believe only heightened the experience. The decision to omit this ending, as cool as it may be, was a good one.
If you’re hoping to see the footage, I’ve got some good news for you. You won’t have to wait for the home video release as the extended ending is quite literally hiding within the red band trailer. Don’t believe me? Here’s the shot…
Exclusives
Katharine Isabelle Battles Cosmic Horror in Exclusive ‘Junction Row’ Teaser Trailer [Fantasia 2026]
Among Fantasia 2026‘s massive final wave of programming this morning is Raven Banner’s Lovecraftian creature feature Junction Row, starring Canadian horror icon Katharine Isabelle, and we’re exclusively unveiling the teaser trailer.
Junction Row will celebrate its World Premiere at Fantasia on July 28.
Watch a housing compound fall under siege from Lovecraftian creatures more dangerous than drug dealers in the trailer below.
Junction Row follows “Juno, a recovering addict who leaves a fringe housing compound for a better life, leaving her beloved Ruby behind. When she learns that Ruby has gone missing, Juno returns, only to find Junction Row has become a hotbed of criminal activity, but she encounters much more than menacing drug dealers on her mission to find Ruby.”
Isabelle stars as Juno, with Natalie Brown (FX’s The Strain) as Ruby.
The creature feature marks the feature debut by director Ashlea Wessel, who has directed festival-favorite shorts like 2018’s “Tick” and 2020’s “Weirdo”.
Wessel co-writes Junction Row with Clown in a Cornfield author Adam Cesare and Matt Serafini.
Katharine Isabelle is coming off a brief appearance in Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, and more recently appeared in holiday horror It’s a Wonderful Knife. The horror icon is arguably best known for her turn as the eponymous werewolf in Ginger Snaps and for her roles in American Mary and Freddy vs Jason.
Fantasia teases that Junction Row tells “a story where the fear of the unknown isn’t confined to what lies above, but what waits beneath.”
Stay tuned for more from Fantasia as the festival gets underway later this month.