The “Final Destination” franchise has proven to be one of the most consistent horror properties around thanks to its highly malleable yet tightly constructed concept (which easily lends itself to sequels that only build upon what came before). Even the “worst” of the “Final Destination” movies is still wild-as-hell and offers hugely entertaining kills, while the best ones have burnt themselves into our collective minds and forever made people switch lanes when driving behind logging trucks. After all, the “Final Destination” franchise is not about a supernatural dream killer or a masked murderer; it’s about death itself and ordinary scenarios going very, very deadly wrong.
For whatever reason, it’s now been over a decade since the last time we got a “Final Destination” movie — though, honestly, that one just ended so perfectly it would have been fine to leave it there. Fortunately, our long wait is over, because “Final Destination: Bloodlines” is almost upon us. The film is being helmed by directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, whose credits include the great indie sci-fi film “Freaks” and the live-action “Kim Possible” movie. The duo got the gig with an unusual pitch in the form of a Zoom call with New Line Cinema execs wherein the pair used pre-recorded footage and visual effects to incorporate their own “Final Destination” death into the pitch meeting, with a ceiling fan dropping down and decapitating one of the directors.
The film also sees the return of the late, great Tony Todd as mortician Bludworth and stars Brec Bassinger, Teo Briones, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Richard Harmon, Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones, Rya Kihlstedt, and Tinpo Lee. You can check out the trailer above.