It is nearly time to start seeing premonitions again. Production has officially gotten underway on Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema’sFinal Destination: Bloodlines,the sixth installment of theFinal Destinationhorror series. The news comes courtesy of two of the creative minds involved with the film, which still has an air of mystery around it.
Production was announced by one of theproducers ofBloodlines,Craig Perry,on social media. “After a long, hard slog through the pandemic and the strikes, Day One is finally in the can,” Perry said. The producer also heralded the film’s upcoming release in theaters. “2025 will mark the 25th anniversary of the release of the first installment in the franchise.To honor the occasion with another worldwide theatrical release (in IMAX, no less) is a rare and wonderful thing,” Perry said. While an official release date has not been revealed, this confirms thatFinal Destination: Bloodlineswill bow sometime in 2025.
Production was also seemingly confirmed by the film’s cinematographer,Christian Sebalt,who posted apicture on Instagramdescribing his role as director of photography onBloodlines.With filming underway,Bloodlineswill be directed byZach LipovskyandAdam B. Steinfrom a script byGuy BusickandLori Evans Taylor.Perry will produce alongsideJon Watts, Sheila Hanahan TaylorandDianne McGuniglefor New Line.
‘Bloodlines’ Will Continue the Spooky Story of ‘Final Destination’
While plot details are slim, it can probably be expected thatBloodlineswill follow a similar premise to the rest ofFinal Destination.Thefive previous filmsdepicted groups of friends who all die in a massive accident - except for one person who has apremonition of the eventand is able to save them. The films then follow attempts to stop the survivors from dying anyways, something that was supposed to happen during the original accident.
TheFinal Destinationfranchise was created byJeffrey Reddick,who previouslytold Colliderthat the film will have some differences conceptually while still staying true to theFinal Destinationformula. “When I say ‘steer away,’ it’s not gonna – I love all the films and I think that you can’t get away from the cheating death and death coming after you part of it because that’s what makes it aFinal Destinationfilm,” Reddick said. He added:
“This film doesn’t just kind of add another layer. Usually there’s a new layer every film where it’s like, ‘Oh, well, this can save you or this can save you.’ This film dives into the film in such a unique way that it attacks it from a different angle so you don’t feel like, ‘Oh, there’s an amazing setup and then there’s gonna be one wrinkle that can potentially save you all that you have to kind of make a moral choice about or do to solve it.'”
An exact release date forFinal Destination: Bloodlineshasn’t been revealed. Stay tuned to Collider for more information.
