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One wonders what kind of film Final Destination might have been in quieter, more artful hands: a freely flowing drama, sans judgment, about seven people stepping off a plane because one had a panic attack—the plane exploding shortly after in the background, and the survivors dying in their own way over the course of mere days. It’s a canonically disturbing thought to work through, and that’s precisely where James Wong’s entertaining and surprisingly intelligent franchise-starter holds its big, beating mainstream heart. A campy horror film that treats a colossal, inexplicable turn of fate like a slasher-thriller, Final Destination began as a spec script for an episode of The X-Files, written by Jeffrey Reddick and later adapted into feature format upon studio persuasion. That the decision paid off is clear in our viewing experience—without compromising its pop-culture, trope-laden fabric, it sets itself apart by appealing to the unseen in thrilling,...

There's a tremendous irony in one of the year's most popular streaming shows being a medical procedural that would feel right at home on cable television. I don't mean this as a slight; far from it, actually. There's a good reason why "The Pitt" was able to maintain its watercooler momentum over the past 15 weeks. In addition to the series being able to scratch that "ER" itch, the real-time hospital drama is an excellent example of economic storytelling that also evoked shades of "M*A*S*H*."

With such a sprawling ensemble to its name, it would be all too easy to lose track of these characters and their many cases, but "The Pitt" boasts an incredible cast in which everyone gets their moment to shine. One of the more surprising performances is that of Isa Briones as Dr. Trinity Santos, a fourth year medical student at Pittsburgh Medical Trauma...

If you’ve ever nervously stared at a log truck on the highway or side-eyed a tanning bed for no real reason, chances are, you’ve been scarred by the Final Destination films. Over the years, this horror series has managed to creep into people’s everyday lives—not with ghosts or masked killers, but with the sheer concept of Death playing a twisted game of dominoes. What started as a clever idea about cheating fate quickly grew into a franchise that thrived on elaborate accidents, creative deaths, and the nerve-wracking suspense of “what’s going to happen next?”

The whole idea is simple: someone gets a terrifying premonition that saves a group from a huge catastrophe. But escaping the disaster doesn’t mean they’re safe. Death, apparently, has a master plan—and it’s not happy being skipped over. What follows is a chain of unpredictable, often absurdly...

There’s plenty to love about a horror franchise that just keeps ticking. But beyond seeing the blood and guts of new victims meeting a slasher’s blade, there are legacy characters like those played by Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox in Scream or Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. in I Know What You Did Last Summer. Many could consider these familiar faces to be the beating hearts of the movies, but there’s one genre series that not only doesn’t need them, but their absence is kind of the whole point.

Final Destination is all about what happens when someone evades death, thus triggering the campy, fun, and explosive happenings that follow. By the end of each movie, all the loose ends are tied up — and by that, we mean everyone has died in bonkers ways. Either that or, like Devon Sawa’s Alex Browning, their...

The success of The Final Destination at the box office not only meant an inevitable sequel, despite its more maligned reception, but also that it would feature 3D. While that instilled an expectation for the weakest entry yet, Final Destination 5 wound up one of the strongest.

Director Steven Quale (Into the Storm) and writer Eric Heisserer, newcomers to the franchise, maintain the formula and standard for unforgettable kills while building toward a surprise conclusion that brings the films full circle. Quale and Heisserer use the standout kills and a likable new cast as a fun distraction from the foreshadowing hiding the twist in plain sight, all making for one of the strongest fifth entries in any horror franchise.

With the arrival of the sixth installment, Final Destination Bloodlines, we’re retracing Death’s steps to examine the established lore, formula, and, of course, the standout kills from the series,...

Editor's note: This article contains mild spoilers for Final Destination: Bloodlines as seen in the trailer.

Over six films, the Final Destination franchise has given us some absolutely wild, jaw-dropping kills — but that’s kind of the point. Unlike other horror favorites that hinge on a killer who just won’t seem to die, the villain in these movies is faceless. And, when the all-knowing presence of death is your villain, you’ve got to get creative. If following a log truck gives you an extreme sense of dread, or if you triple-check before you cross the street, we’ve finally got someone for you to blame — Craig Perry. Since the very first Final Destination followed Devon Sawa’s visionary, Alex Browning, as he attempted to save his life and the lives of others aboard that doomed aircraft, Perry has served as a producer on the franchise. Like death’s design,...

If there’s one singular moment that stands above all the gruesome opening catastrophes and over-the-top deaths in the Final Destination film series, it’s the logging truck and the deadly highway pile-up it caused in Final Destination 2.

The original Final Destination set the bar high with a harrowing plane explosion mid-air. Its direct follow-up, released in 2003 and set one year after the first film’s events, upped the ante in terror with a far more statistically probable catastrophe that hits closer to home. Director David R. Ellis and screenwriters Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber (The Butterfly Effect) expanded upon their predecessor’s elaborate kills as well as Death’s rules.

Armed with an almost entirely new cast and set of characters, Final Destination 2 unceremoniously kills off Final Destination’s protagonist and premonition wielder Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) off-screen between films, noted via newspaper clipping and details by the sole returning character,...

Twenty five years ago, a new horror franchise was born with 2000’s Final Destination, a supernatural horror film that made Death an unstoppable slasher villain that employed Rube Goldberg machine-like tactics to reclaim the lives of those who evaded his grasp.

Final Destination, directed by James Wong and written by Wong, Jeffrey Reddick, and Glen Morgan, featured a clever setup that presented no shortage of creativity when it comes to delivering over-the-top kills and breathless, nail-biting suspense thanks to the elaborate series of events that would result in a gnarly and sometimes comically complex death sequences.

The series, now six entries deep thanks to this week’s release of Final Destination Bloodlines, offers some of horror’s most unforgettable kills, so much so that we’ve ranked the entire franchise (so far) by Death’s Designs.

In anticipation of the sixth installment, we’re retracing Death’s steps to examine the established lore,...

This story includes details about Final Destination: Bloodlines' opening scene.

When a classic horror franchise like Final Destinationprepares for a new release, horror fans brace themselves for a death ride. The characters always die in the most "everyday activity" ways, mimicking something that could happen in real life. Of course, there's a cinematic dramatic touch to each scene, but this franchise has traumatized an entire generation. The fear of driving behind a big truck with logs exists thanks to Final Destination 2's infamous log truck scene. Now, horror lovers are preparing for another installment, Final Destination: Bloodlines, but there's something that will make this movie not like the others.

Director Zach Lipovsky revealed that the upcoming movie will deviate from what fans are used to — especially the opening scene. Speaking to SFX Magazine ahead of the film's May 16 release, he said:

"For this film, the first premonition takes place...

This year will see the release of Final Destination: Bloodlines, the sixth film in the franchise, and the first one in over a decade. The anxiety-inducing Rube Goldberg deaths the series is known for have become legendary among horror movie fans, but behind the gory deaths and tense setpieces lies a creative regret that still haunts the franchise’s creators. Jeffrey Reddick, the original screenwriter of Final Destination, recently opened up about one pivotal misstep that altered the trajectory of the series: the abrupt, off-screen demise of Devon Sawa’s Alex Browning in Final Destination 2. Considering how pivotal Alex was for the plot in the first film, every fan believed (including Reddick) that he would become the face of the series, only for Clear (Ali Larter) to confirm he died between the first two films. Reddick has long argued that Alex had the potential to break the mold of...

There’s a lot for Final Destination fans to look forward to when Final Destination: Bloodlines comes splattering onto a theater screen near you on May 16. After the first five movies came out one after another in rapid succession, the sixth installment has certainly taken its dear old time, waiting more than a decade before joining the series. And, while we’re excited about a new storyline and what is sure to be a jaw-droppingly horrifying set of deaths, we’d be lying if we said it wouldn’t be a bittersweet experience. That’s because it will be the last time we’ll spot genre legend and franchise favorite Tony Todd in the role of William Bludworth — the funeral homeowner who is a bit too chummy with the grim reaper. A brand-new TV spot focuses on Todd’s final appearance, and gives us a chilling look into the hard-to-face...

The latest dystopian thriller starring horror icon Devon Sawa is set to release in theaters before going to digital platforms. Mackenzie Donaldson's All the Lost Ones was set to go straight to digital services at first, but Epic Pictures has picked it up for a small theatrical window. The film will now receive a limited release in theaters on April 18, 2025, and four days later — on April 22 — it will be available for digital purchase or rent. This is great news for the relatively small film and also for the film industry at large, as independent features rarely receive theatrical windows — especially in times when streaming has taken such a big role in terms of releasing lesser-known films.

All the Lost Ones had its premiere at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. Its synopsis describes the film thusly: "In a dystopian and climate-ravaged future America torn apart by civil war, Nia,...

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Final Destination is a franchise comprised of five relatively unique horror movies, with a sixth film, Final Destination: Bloodlines, nearing its May 2025 release date. Each movie in the series follows the same premise, spotlighting the intricacies of death. They all center around a specific person who has a premonition of some catastrophic mass-casualty event that will kill them and their friends. They naturally freak out and convince a handful of people to leave, and while they think they’ve been saved, they break Death’s design, and the survivors start dropping like flies.

The first Final Destination opens with Devon Sawa’s Alex Browning getting ready to board Volée Airlines Flight 180 for a class field trip to Paris, France. When he gets to the airport, the signs start popping up, like the song...

25 years after the beginning of the Final Destination franchise, the horror franchise is still alive and kicking. Almost a decade and a half since the last installment, Final Destination Bloodlines, comes with a different premise following Death.

Warner Bros. officially released the first trailer for the upcoming Final Destination 6, which will shift the story completely. While earlier entries followed strangers who were saved by the right person at the right time and cheated death, the new entry will follow a generational story, with the grandmother saving a big group decades ago and death coming for the entire bloodline that shouldn't have existed.

The almost two-and-a-half-minute trailer proves why the Final Destination franchise was so popular. In just a few minutes, the creative team behind the new entry, directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, who helm the horror film from a script by Scream veteran Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor,...

The first look at Tony Todd's last on-screen performance inFinal Destination Bloodlinesis officially out. Before the actor passed away in November 2024, he portrayed the mysterious mortician William Bludworth in the original Final Destination and reprised the role in the second, third, and fifth installments. Final Destination Bloodlines marks the return of the franchise after 14 years and stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as Stefanie, a college student who wants to protect her family.

According to the film’s logline, Stefanie is on a mission to “track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle” of death and tragedy that has haunted her family. The upcoming horror film also stars Teo Briones,Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, and Anna Lorein prominent roles. Zach Lipvskyand Adam Stein serve as the directors for the sixth Final Destination installment with Jon Watts, Guy Busick, and Lori Evans Taylor credited as the scriptwriters.

The horror franchise Final Destination kicked off in 2000. All the films follow a small group of people who escape impending death after one member has a premonition and warns them before the disaster, only for death to come for each of them in gruesome ways.

2000's Final Destination starred Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, and Tony Todd. The first film follow horror veteran Sawa's Alex Browning, who had a premonition before boarding a flight to Paris that the plane would have a mechanical failure. Alex became the most prominent and popular character of the series, and Sawa addressed whether he'd be interested in returning to the franchise in a new interview with People.

2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the first film, as well as a year with a new entry — Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth film in the franchise. However, as most fans are aware, Sawa's Alex girlfriend,...

Devon Sawa, the '90s teenage heartthrob who starred in the 2000 film Final Destination,provides an update on his potential return in the upcoming franchise sequel,Final Destination: Bloodlines. The film is set to be released by Warner Bros. on May 16, 2026, officially bringing back the franchise that took a break in 2011 with Final Destination 5.

In the original Final Destination, Sawa played Alex Browning, a high school student who has a premonitory vision when he boards the plane that'll take him and the rest of the class to Paris for a senior trip. In his vision, Browning witnesses a massacre before the plane malfunctions and explodes mid-air. Naturally, he freaks out and gets removed from the plane, along with some of his other classmates. By this point, we all know what happens next, right?

The entire franchise is built around the concept that death is inevitable. For this reason, those who avoided death,...

Final Destination fans can look forward to catching (parts of) their favorite franchise on a new streaming platform.

Per Max, more than half of the Final Destination feature film franchise will be available for streaming on the platform beginning February 1. Unfortunately for fans, this only includes Final Destination 2, Final Destination 3, and Final Destination 5, leaving the first and fourth films to be found elsewhere by those looking for a complete Final Destination viewing experience.

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The Final Destination began with the film of the same name released in 2000. Based on an unproduced spec script written by Jeffrey Reddick for The X-Files, Final Destination was directed by James Wong from a script by himself, Reddick,...

The Final Destination movie series is among the latest to get a reboot, and the upcoming sixth movie can finally explain the franchise’s biggest mystery thanks to one important change. Back in 2000, the horror genre was going through a peak in slasher stories, and Final Destination arrived to add extra chaos to this branch. Directed by James Wong, Final Destination introduces the audience to Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), who has a vivid vision of the plane he’s boarding exploding. Alex, a teacher, and some of his friends and classmates leave the plane, which minutes later explodes just like in his vision.

Because Alex and the rest cheated Death, they begin to die in bizarre circumstances, one by one in the order they were meant to die on the plane. The success of Final Destination led to a franchise with a total of five movies and a sixth one in development,...

The horror film that kicked off a spine-chilling franchise, Final Destination, will soon be available for streaming.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, Paramount+ subscribers can experience the 2000 thriller that redefined the supernatural horror genre. Directed by James Wong (The X-Files), the film follows Alex Browning, played by Devon Sawa, a high school student who has a premonition of a deadly plane crash. When Alex and a group of his classmates cheat death by avoiding the disaster, they find themselves stalked by an invisible force determined to claim their lives. Known for its inventive death sequences and eerie premise, Final Destination remains a fan-favorite that has stood the test of time.

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The Final Destination Franchise

The success of the first Final Destination film launched a franchise that includes...

The horror genre keeps riding the wave of legacy sequels and reboots, through which some of the biggest franchises have been brought back to life – so it’s not that surprising that two unlikely horror franchises are returning, too. The film industry has greatly benefited from reboots and legacy sequels in recent years, mostly in the horror genre, even if not all of these have succeeded. Franchises like The Exorcist and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre returned with one movie that didn’t perform well, while others like Friday the 13th continue to face many challenges that stop them from coming back.

Other horror franchises have greatly benefited from this trend, as happened with Halloween and Scream, while others will be getting a new chance, as is the case for The Exorcist. All these franchises are some of the most successful, popular, and profitable ones in the genre, so it was...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Final Destination franchise: only 2 survivors so far, Kimberly and Thomas, beating Death's plans. Characters in the movies have low odds against Death, despite premonition sequences. Final Destination 6 may bring back legacy characters Kimberly and Thomas, despite off-screen deaths.

The Final Destination franchise insists one can't cheat Death, and to that end, there have only ever been two Final Destination survivors so far. The Final Destination movies see human beings trying to fight against such a force and they obviously have very low odds of winning. The only edge the characters have is the opening premonition sequences, in which the main protagonist experiences a terrifying vision of some kind of mass casualty event.

Audiences return to these movies again and again not for the intricate plots, but for the exceedingly gory and creative methods that Death employs to kill those who escape their intended fate.

Final Destination subtly foreshadowed three characters' deaths within the first 20 minutes. Tod, Terry, and Billy couldn't escape Death's design, meeting tragic fates. Clear couldn't avoid Death for long, either, dying in an explosion in the sequel despite her initial escape.

Final Destination showed that its near impossible to escape Deaths design, but before the movies triggering event, it subtly showed how three characters were going to die. Directed by James Wong, the supernatural horror movie Final Destination was released in 2000, seizing the success of teen horror movies that began in the 1990s with movies like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. The box office success of Final Destination led to a media franchise with four sequels, which continued to explore Death, its design, and whether it could be avoided or not.

Final Destination followed Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), who boards a plane with his friends and classmates...

Sawa explains his absence in Final Destination 2, revealing that it simply "didn't work out" due to taking time away from the business. Co-star Ali Larter led a new cast in the sequel, as Sawa's character's fate was explained to have died between the two films. Sawa hopes for a return to the franchise's more psychological thriller roots rather than focusing solely on elaborate CGI deaths.

Devon Sawa has given an insight into why his character did not appear in Final Destination 2, despite looking death in the eye and making it of the original movie unscathed. 2000's Final Destination became a hit upon release, and spawned a very lucrative horror franchise. Final Destination 2 followed three years later, and it seemed only natural for him to appear in the sequel, but that honor, instead, went to his co-star Ali Larter. Now, as the first film approaches its 25th anniversary next year,...

The cast lineup for Final Destination 6: Bloodlines has been unveiled with new additions. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

New Line Cinema’s latest foray into the Final Destination saga showcases a vibrant ensemble, comprising Brec Bassinger of The CW’s Stargirl fame, the illustrious Teo Briones, recognized for his stint in Chucky, and Kaitlyn Santa Juana, celebrated for her contributions to stage productions such as Dear Evan Hansen. Dubbed Final Destination: Bloodlines, this chapter is presently unfolding its chilling narrative amidst the bustling backdrop of Vancouver.

Additionally, in The Impending Peril, we find Richard Harmon of The 100, Anna Lore famed for her stint in Gotham Knights, and Owen Patrick Joyner, lauded for his portrayal in Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms. The cast is rounded out by Max Lloyd-Jones from The Book of Boba Fett, Rya Kihlstedt from Obi Wan Kenobi, and Tinpo Lee from The Manor.

Steering the...

The "Final Destination" franchise may be shorter than most of the big horror hitters, but it has one of the best batting averages in a horror franchise. Every movie plays with the formula in cool and interesting ways without the need for easily merchandised iconography. Even the so-called "worst" one in the franchise at least has some cool death scenes, while the rest are some of the most fun you can have with a horror movie.

And like most horror franchises, the "Final Destination" franchise has some entries with less than obvious titles. This can make it a bit confusing for newcomers to know exactly what order to watch the movies in. If that applies to you, then fret not. But if it does, don't even try to get Lasik surgery, or drive behind logging trucks until you have watched these movies.

Instead, check out this guide for the best...

Original Final Destination star Devon Sawa confirms his role in the film landed him his part in "Stan."

In a Feb. 3 X post, Sawa responded to an Eminem fan account noting that he starred in both the first Final Destination film and the music video for Eminem's 2000 hit "Stan." Sawa said of the latter, "Ironically, I got the part because Dr. Dre (who co-directed) was a fan of Final Destination."

Related 'Until Next Time': Godzilla Minus One Celebrates History-Making Theatrical Run A special promo video has been released by Toho to thank fans for the theatrical success of Godzilla Minus One. Ironically, I got the part because Dr. Dre (who co-directed) was a fan of Final Destination. https://t.co/TwSQ1YrXFU — devon sawa (@DevonESawa) February 3, 2024

The first three verses of Eminem's "Stan," released in November 2000 as part of The Marshall Mathers LP, are told from the view of an...

Final Destination 6 will break from tradition and focus on a team of first responders instead of young-adult survivors. The sixth movie will still feature familiar hallmarks, such as characters cheating Death and the return of franchise vet Tony Dodd. Final Destination 6 could incorporate Clear and Alex's child as a nod to the original protagonists and an intriguing addition to the franchise's plot.

The original Final Destination's scrapped ending actually sets up the perfect way to bring Alex back in Final Destination 6. Instead of recapitulating the same well-worn narrative beats, the upcoming entry in the enduring, death-dealing horror franchise is mixing up its formula. Instead of focusing on the young-adult survivors of a near-death experience, Final Destination 6 plans to break from tradition and center on a team of first responders. Whether they're dealing with a car crash or an off-the-rails amusement park ride, the group will...

Clear's character in Final Destination was always intended to be killed off, according to the film's creator. The creator had originally planned for Clear to have a child and continue surviving, but scheduling conflicts changed the storyline. Clear's arc in Final Destination 2 could have been different, with an alternate ending where she defies death and has a baby.

Clear's Final Destination journey ends in the film series' second installment, but there is a hidden reason why her character was killed off before the third movie. The first Final Destination movie introduces Clear Rivers as one of the main characters who board Volée Airlines Flight 180 but end up leaving the flight after Alex Browning foresees that it will explode. Their initial brush with doom turns into a nightmare when death starts trailing them because of their initial defiance towards it.

Although many survivors from the plane eventually meet a brutal death,...

Final Destination's protagonist, Alex Browning, is a popular character despite appearing in only one movie of the franchise. Scheduling issues prevented Devon Sawa from reprising his role in Final Destination 2. Jeffrey Reddick, the series creator, had plans for Alex and Clear to have a child if Alex had returned in Final Destination 2.

Final Destination's protagonist, Alex Browning, is one of Final Destination's most popular characters despite only appearing in one of the franchise's movies. Final Destination is a supernatural horror movie that centers around the strange and gruesome deaths of a group of teenagers after they narrowly avoid meeting their untimely fates aboard a doomed airline flight. Known for its creatively brutal deaths and the tension and suspense that builds up to each character's respective demise, the Final Destination franchise debuted in 2000 with Final Destination, and the upcoming Final Destination 6 is reported to be a reboot of the franchise,...

Final Destination 6: Bloodlines will finally answer the mystery surrounding William Bludworth, a character who has raised questions throughout the franchise. The movie will be a reboot, not a sequel, with a fresh take on the story and a focus on first responders. Tony Todd is reportedly returning to reprise his role as Bludworth, providing a link between the new film and the previous ones. It's possible that Bludworth's true nature as either Death or its assistant will finally be revealed.

The trend of reboots continues in the horror genre, and the upcoming Final Destination 6 can finally solve the franchise's decades-long Grim Reaper mystery. The 1990s and early 2000s saw a revival of horror movies, and in 2000, the supernatural horror movie Final Destination was released. Directed by James Wong, Final Destination introduced the audience to Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), who on his way to his senior trip to...

Final Destination established a formula that sets up a premonition of death, survival, and then Death catching up, but the franchise has since introduced exceptions and flaws to this design. One exception is the idea that new life can stop Death, as seen in Final Destination 2 when a survivor is resurrected, but this concept does not reappear in later films. Taking someone else's life and altering the order of Death's design are also methods used to cheat death, but these strategies are not foolproof and ultimately Death always comes back for what was originally intended.

Final Destination explained the rules of death and how to escape its plan while also putting forth a few exceptions. In 2000, James Wong’s supernatural horror film Final Destination was released and spawned an entire franchise that follows death and its supposedly inescapable design; occasionally, it breaks its own rules as well. Consisting of...

It’s always a good time to revisit the “Final Destination” movies, one of the goriest, most (re)watchable horror franchises of all time.

The cast of characters trying to dodge Death in each film changes (for the most part), but the enigmatic and menacing coroner William Bludworth (“Candyman” star Tony Todd) is in every installment except the fourth movie.

Here’s where you can stream all five movies, where people who survived catastrophic disasters are killed off in inventively gruesome ways.

Tony Todd in “Final Destination” (New Line Cinema)

“Final Destination” (2000)

In the first film, student Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) has a terrifying vision that the plane his French class is taking to Paris will explode, killing everyone. He freaks out and leaves the plane, as do several other students and one teacher. The flight does, in fact, go up in flames … and then people begin dying in the...

The Final Girl trope has been around since the slasher films of the 1970s, with the official term being coined by Carol J. Clover in her 1992 book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. It has been used to describe the sole surviving female character at the end of a horror movie. The names Laurie Strode (Halloween), Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and Sidney Prescott (Scream) are all iconic to the horror genre and are just some of the many women who have either escaped from or defeated the movie's main villain. This begs the question, "what about the Final Boys?"

Although not as prevalent as Final Girl characters in horror movies, the genre has its fair share of Final Boys who have survived their own terrifying tormentors. Characters like Chris in Get Out and Casey from The Faculty were able to avoid dying at...

Final Destination 6, the long-awaited sequel, is in pre-production and set to feature the return of a major franchise character, William Bludworth. Tony Todd will reportedly reprise his role as the eerie mortician, and the movie will delve into his backstory, including childhood encounters with death. Filming for the sequel is scheduled to begin after the end of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

Final Destination 6 is reportedly set to feature the return of a major recurring franchise character. The upcoming movie is the fifth sequel to 2000's Final Destination, which followed a group of teens who defied death by surviving a plane crash thanks to a premonition and were then killed one-by-one by Death itself in order to maintain its original design. The long-awaited sequel was first announced to be in development in 2019, and it is currently in pre-production with filming planned to commence after the end of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

After over 10 years, Final Destination is returning with Final Destination 6, exploring the franchise's mythology and bringing back a key character. The horror sequel will be directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, and will start production once the SAG-AFTRA strike ends. The writing team aims to connect the new story with the original films, seeking the essence of the franchise and its origins, according to creator Jeffrey Reddick.

It's been over ten years since the last Final Destination movie hit theaters. Like many other successful franchises from the horror genre, the saga created by Jeffrey Reddick will try to come back to life with a new installment, Final Destination 6, which apparently will dive deeper into the whole mythology of the story by bringing one key character back.

The next chapter in the horror franchise will be directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the duo...

Final Destination has become a popular horror franchise despite the creator facing challenges and not always being able to execute his original plans. The second movie in the series follows a new protagonist named Kimberly, who has a vision of a deadly accident and must survive against Death's pursuit. The creator originally wanted to bring back characters Alex and Clear, but scheduling conflicts prevented the return of Alex, leading to changes in the storyline.

Final Destination has become one of the most popular franchises from the world horror, even when not everything has gone as originally planned, since according to the saga creator he couldn't always do what he wanted with the movies.

First premiering in 2000, the original Final Destination movie starred Devon Sawa as Alex Browning, a young man who has a terrifying vision about how everyone on a plane is going to die before it actually happens.

Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick wanted the first sequel to focus on Devon Sawa's s Alex Browning and Ali Larter's Clear Rivers.

"I wanted to bring both Alex and Clear back," Reddick told Collider in a recent interview. "There were some issues with scheduling and stuff with getting Devon Sawa back, and I got annoyed [at] how they just killed him off with a brick, which I thought was a big F you. That's really my only complaint with Final Destination 2," he continued. "If I had them both back, I had always planned on killing Clear, but I wanted to keep Alex alive."

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Reddick hoped that Sawa's Alex would take center stage in the Final Destination franchise after the couple has a child. "I had a cool twist at the end where it still was, you know, she has a life that saves her life,...

Ever wondered what it would be like if Michelle Pfeiffer was hunting down Hannibal Lecter, or if Eddie Murphy was the one appearing after you said “Candyman” five times in the mirror? Well, buckle up, horror fans, because we're about to take a wild ride through the casting crypt of what could have been! In the mysterious world of horror movie casting, the “almost-weres” are as thrilling as the final screams.

Join us as we unearth 10 iconic horror roles that were almost played by unexpected actors. From legendary stars to surprising near-misses, this listicle is a scream-worthy peek behind the casting curtain. Grab your popcorn and dim the lights; the terror of alternate casting awaits!

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Horror movies in the 2000s had an interesting trajectory. With the slasher being the dominant symbol of the genre in the 1980s, the 1990s was a decade with high-budget adaptations of popular books like Interview with the Vampire and Bram Stoker's Dracula playing alongside teen horror films like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. The 2000s had to scare not only a new generation that had grown up with horror films but were seeing real-life horror broadcasts on the news every day.

Updated July 21, 2023: This list has been updated with a few new entries to add some more bone-chilling horror to these hot summer days.

The 2000s answered the call with a lucrative era full of frightening films and franchises, preying on the audience’s anxieties, fears, and phobias. New genres like torture porn were born, while the found footage genre found new life. Remakes of popular horror franchises became popular,...

With actors across America joining the writers on the picket line, many are speaking out against studios for taking advantage of their employees - one such example being Devon Sawa, who claims he was neither paid for nor made aware of his cameo appearance in Final Destination 5. Sawa led the franchise's first installment, 2000's Final Destination, as Alex Browning, with old footage from that film being reused for a cameo in the series' (then) finale.

Devon Sawa is sharing an alleged story that is in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike.

The “Casper” actor shared his experiences with unpaid labour while making a cameo as returning character Alex Browning in 2011’s “Final Destination 5”.

In a since-deleted tweet saved by ComicBook.com, the actor said he wasn’t even notified by production that he was in the film, even when attending the premiere.

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“In the first contract for part one there was a section the stated they owned the footage and could use it in the future. I assumed for press. I was wrong,” explained the “Chucky” star.

“This has nothing to do with the filmmakers by the way,” added the 44-year-old actor. “I loved FD5. I love them all to be completely honest. And I’m super...

Devon Sawa says he wasn't only unpaid for his appearance in Final Destination 5, but he didn't even know about it until after the movie's release.

In the original Final Destination movie, released in 2000, Sawa played Alex Browning, one of the few survivors who'd managed to cheat death. Unfortunately for Alex, the character was killed off-screen, as revealed in Final Destination 2. The 2011 sequel Final Destination 5 links back to the original movie with archival footage used to bring back Alex for a special appearance. However, ComicBook.com reports that Sawa has revealed that the cameo came as a surprise to him, as he wasn't paid a cent for it. The comments come shortly after the SAG-AFTRA strike began.

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"I never got paid a cent for Final Destination 5," Sawa explains. "They didn't even tell me I was in it when they invited me to the premiere.

Devon Sawa, one of the original Final Destination stars, opens up about his Final Destination 5 cameo, revealing the unpaid nature of it. In 2000, when Sawa was just getting his acting career off the ground, he starred in the lead role of Alex Browning in Final Destination, which saw a group of teenagers avoid death on an airplane, only for it to come back for them through a series of grisly accidents. Having died offscreen between sequels, Sawa made a surprise cameo return in Final Destination 5's twist ending through archival footage.

As reported by ComicBook.com, Sawa got honest about his Final Destination 5 cameo in a now-deleted Tweet. Sawa explained that he was never even told that he was in the last Final Destination sequel, and he received no payment for the movie's inclusion of him, while subsequently acknowledging that the studio did technically have the right to...

A cliffhanger ending is a risky choice in filmmaking. Most people go to see a movie under the assumption its plot will be resolved. Audiences will walk away from the theater knowing what happened to the characters and their world, and leaving things on a knife's edge can leave viewers feeling cheated. However, some films pull off cliffhangers well.

In some movies, the lack of a resolution ties the story together far better than any definitive ending ever could. A cliffhanger might leave audiences on the edge of their seat for the next movie in a franchise or have just enough ambiguity to get viewers thinking. Either way, movies like The Thing, Inception, and A Quiet Place have been successful with their cliffhanger endings.

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Dawn Of The Dead (2004)

Dawn of the Dead (2004) takes after the original by leaving its characters' fates unclear. However, it goes one...

It’s time for another episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and with this one we’re looking back at a film that was released in 2000 and kicked off a franchise with four sequels and counting. The film in question is Final Destination (watch it Here), and you can find out all about it by watching the video embedded above.

Directed by James Wong, who crafted the screenplay with Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick, Final Destination has the following synopsis: Alex Browning is embarking on a trip to Paris when he experiences a premonition — he sees the plane explode moments after leaving the ground. Alex insists that everyone get off the plane and 7 people including Alex are forced to disembark. All watch as the plane actually explodes in a fireball. He and the other survivors have briefly cheated death, but will not be able to...

As if we needed another reason to be excited for "Scream VI." A recently released trailer for the slasher sequel features a Ghostface shrine, a shotgun-wielding killer, and a crowded subway reminiscent of the brilliant opening scene in "Scream 2." Fans also got their first glimpse of returning fan-favorite Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere). The high school horror fan was last seen bleeding from stab wounds administered by the second killer in the criminally underappreciated "Scream 4." Audiences won over by the whip-smart young woman who's not afraid to call out gatekeeping film bros have long held onto the hope that she somehow survived this vicious attack and will someday return to the franchise. It seems we've gotten our wish and news that Kirby lives quickly spread through the horror community. She now joins an elite group of survivors who have faced the infamous Ghostface and lived to tell the tale.

Hulu is delivering quite a few treats this holiday season. In addition to plenty of television, including the seventh season of "Fear the Walking Dead" and the series premiere of "Kindred," there is a slew of horror movie releases dropping on the streaming platform throughout December. Whatever you crave, the site has in its lineup. Whether you're in the mood for flesh-eating zombies, a moody piece about mental health, or an entire series based around death, you'll find exactly what you need to scratch that itch.

From new-to-the-service entries to Hulu originals, December promises to appeal to a wide swath of horror hounds and end 2022 with a bang. If you're a little bit squeamish when it comes to gore and violence, there are such films as "Offseason," one of the titles on this list, that might be more your speed. Naturally, if you can't get enough of the buckets of blood,...

From Nope’s subversion of the flying saucer image to Bodies Bodies Bodies’ subversion of the slasher formula to Barbarian’s subversion of Bill Skarsgård’s casting, 2022 has been a great year for subversions of horror movie tropes. One of the most famous horror tropes is the “final girl,” the female character whose quick thinking and decisive action allow her to survive the monster.

On occasion, this trope has been subverted with a “final boy” character. From Get Out’s Chris Washington to the Evil Dead franchise’s Ash Williams, there are plenty of badass final boys from the classics of horror cinema.

Alex Browning (Final Destination)

Of all the “final boy” characters that the horror genre has to offer, Final Destination’s Alex Browning is one of the least badass, because he didn’t rely on his wits or his guts to elude the killer’s scythe. Alex only...

When it comes to horror movies, death is essential, alongside blood, screaming, and jump scares. Death is the ultimate consequence in life; however, one little movie changed the face of horror and death on March 17, 2000: Final Destination. Seven people on a flight to Paris are forced to leave a plane after Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) has a dream that sees the tragic death of everyone on Flight 180. Turns out, the dream was actually a premonition, and the seven lucky survivors are picked off one by one following the tragic event.