While we pray to the horror gods for a new A Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th, we’re already in the midst of a franchise renaissance with Halloween, and the forthcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Scream.
One franchise that’s not talked about enough is that of Final Destination, which New Line Cinema released back in 2000. In the film starring Devon Sawa, after a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.
Some good, some bad, and some out-of-this-world fantastic, there have been several follow-ups that have led us into the age of “remakes”. We broke the news last January that Final Destination was being retooled with Saw sequel writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan set to pen the script.
However, a new interview with franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick and producer Craig Perry reveals that it’s actually canon and takes place within the Final Destination universe.
“I think ‘reboot’ is probably too strong of a word, it makes it sound like they’re going to change everything, but it’s definitely a Final Destination movie,” Reddick told DigitalSpy with Bloody Disgusting confirming the film remains wholly canonized.
“Craig is the master of coming up with crazy openings and set pieces,” he adds. “He’s told me a couple of things that happen in this one and it’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s not going feel like cash-grab Final Destination film.”
In fact, Perry teased that the sequel will take place in the world of first responders!
“We’re toying with having it take place in the world of first responders: EMTs, firemen and police,” Perry reveals.
“These people deal with death on the front lines every day, and make choices that can cause people to live or die.”
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As THR previously notes, screenwriters Melton and Dunstan are horror vets best known for penning four of the Saw movies. They were winners on season three of Project Greenlight and also wrote The Collector, The Collection and Piranha 3DD. They penned Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for CBS Films and are working with horror producers Platinum Dunes on an untitled Christmas horror project set up at Sony and The Reckoning at Paramount.
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