Rodo Sayagues

Rodo Sayagues is an Uruguayan writer, producer, film director, and songwriter. He is best known for his work as a co-writer on the Fede Álvarez-directed films Evil Dead (2013), Don't Breathe (2016), and Alien: Romulus (2024), and for directing Don't Breathe 2 (2021).

Rodo Sayagues
Nationality	Uruguayan
Occupations	Writer producer film director songwriter
Years active	2005–present
Notable work	Evil Dead Don't Breathe Don't Breathe 2 Alien: Romulus

Career

After writing short films, Sayagues wrote his feature film debut, Evil Dead (2013), which serves as a remake to the 1981 film.^[1] He reteamed with Evil Dead director Fede Álvarez to write the 2016 horror film Don't Breathe.^[2][3] On May 3, 2016, Warner Bros. hired Sayagues and Álvarez to co-write the script for Monsterpocalypse.^[4] On October 11, 2016, Columbia Pictures acquired the rights to Incognito and hired Sayagues, Daniel Casey and Álvarez to write the screenplay.^[5] In July 2017, Sayagues and Álvarez were hired to produce an untitled techno thriller film, with Jason Eisener directing, from a script by Simon Barrett.^[6][7]

In November 2018, Sayagues and Álvarez were brought onboard to co-write the sequel to their 2013 film, Evil Dead.^[8][9] In September 2019, Sayagues and Álvarez were hired to co-write the 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel.^[10][11] In January 2020, Sayagues was hired to direct and co-write the sequel Don't Breathe 2, making his directorial debut.^[12] The film was released on August 13, 2021.^[13] In April 2020, Sayagues signed on to produce the Lionsgate zombie film 16 States.^[14] In March 2023, it was announced that Sayagues and Álvarez would be co-writing Alien: Romulus (2024).^[15]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes	Ref.
2005	El Cojonudo	Yes	Yes		[16]
2009	Ataque de pánico!	Yes	No	Also actor (Role: Guy at the Phone)	[17]

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Co-Producer	Notes	Ref.
2013	Evil Dead	No	Yes	No	Also writer of the song "Baby, Little Baby"	[1]
2016	Don't Breathe	No	Yes	Yes
2021	Don't Breathe 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also electric guitar player in soundtrack	[18]
2022	Texas Chainsaw Massacre	No	Story	Yes		[19]
2024	Alien: Romulus	No	Yes	No		[15]

Other credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Get the Weed	Executive producer		[12]
2018	The Girl in the Spider's Web	Songwriter	Wrote and produced the song "Theta"	[20]
2021	Calls	Co-executive producer	Also wrote episode "Me, Myself & Darlene"	[21]

Accolades

In 2022, for his work on Calls, Sayagues was nominated at the 74th Writers Guild of America Awards for "Best Short Form New Media – Adapted".^[22][23][24]