Brillstein Signs Rodo Sayagues, Alien: Romulus Co-Writer — SkimNews
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- Brillstein Entertainment Partners signed writer-director Rodo Sayagues for management in all areas, adding a filmmaker whose recent work co-wrote Alien: Romulus to $350M+ worldwide gross for 20th Century Studios and Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions.
- Sayagues and frequent collaborator Fede Álvarez have completed the script for an Alien: Romulus sequel, extending the franchise the duo inherited from Scott.
- Don't Breathe, which Sayagues wrote and produced for Sony with Álvarez, grossed $158M worldwide, establishing the duo as a reliable horror franchise engine starting with their 2012 Evil Dead co-write.
- Sayagues made his directorial debut on Sony's Don't Breathe 2, then produced and wrote the story for Netflix's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, continuing work across horror's most recognizable IP.
- Sayagues is currently writing a film for Andy Muschietti and Warner Bros. while developing his next directorial feature with producers Michael Schaefer and Álvarez.
- Sayagues continues to be represented by WME and attorney Karl Austen on the agency and legal sides alongside the new Brillstein management deal.
Why it matters: Sayagues joins Brillstein while attached to two active franchise pipelines — an Alien: Romulus sequel script and a Muschietti/Warner Bros. feature — meaning his manager will help steer both his writing assignments and a developing directorial project. The signing reflects agencies' continued appetite for horror-proven writer-directors who can originate sequels and reboot legacy IP for studios.
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