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Tony Todd Explains Why We May Never See ‘Final Destination 6’ [Exclusive]

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Candyman‘s Tony Todd enjoyed his second horror franchise with the Final Destination movies. As the mortician who showed up to explain that you can’t cheat death, subsequent sequels always needed him to explain it to another group of victims. (He was not in the fourth film and only a voiceover in the third.) Sadly, it seems that Final Destination 5 would be the final Final Destination. Todd is surprised such a popular series wouldn’t continue, but explains why while speaking to Bloody-Disgusting about Hell Fest, which is on Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow.

“I am [surprised] but I know why there hasn’t been [another sequel],” Todd said. “It’s really an expensive film to shoot. Just getting whatever accident set pieces, like for example part two with the whole traffic accident, that took a good five weeks to shoot and at least 20 million bucks. So there are other films like the Annabelle films which just focuses on a doll that they can shoot for a lot cheaper and still make money.”

The Final Destination films were profitable, but if the profit margin is bigger on Conjuring and Blumhouse films, then those are what Hollywood will make.

“I’m pretty sure that ship has sailed but who knows?” Todd said. “You never know. It was a good one while we had it.”

Editor’s Note: Interestingly, Bloody has recently heard rumors of a possible reboot on the horizon. Watch this spot.

Todd does have another potential franchise beginning this month, and it’s from Jeffrey Reddick, creator of Final Destination. The Final Wish is out January 24. Once again, Todd is there to explain to hapless mortals what will happen if they make the seventh wish from a demon. There is much more to his character that could be explored in sequels.

“Oh yeah, there’s always a backstory,” Todd said. “Whenever I do something, particularly if it’s a cameo, I make sure that I have a backstory written out so that I can talk to the director intelligent and try to communicate a three-dimensional character. He’s an anthropologist so there’s a lot to work with.”

We’ll have more with Tony Todd on Hell Fest when the DVD and Blu-ray drop tomorrow.

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‘Immaculate’ Director Michael Mohan on Religious Horror and Why You Can’t Pull Punches [Halloweenies Podcast]

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Immaculate SXSW Horror

This weekend, Neon is releasing its highly anticipated new slice of horror Immaculate. Directed by Michael Mohan, Sydney Sweeney stars as an American nun named Cecilia who joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. What begins as a warm welcome quickly devolves into a living nightmare as Cecilia discovers her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors. You can see it with a crowd this Friday.

In anticipation, Halloweenies co-host/executive producer Michael Roffman sits down with director Michael Mohan to discuss how he approached making his first horror film. Together, the two chat about the effects of religious horror in 2024, Sweeney’s Scream Queen magic, the ending everyone’s going to be talking about, and why Horror needs zero rules. He also offers some choice Horror recommendations.

Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, and this past year’s Chucky! This year? The Alien franchise.

You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Jaws), one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Invasion of the Body Snatchers ), and even spinoffs like their recent run Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.

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