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Franchise Creator Says Next ‘Final Destination’ is Still in Development
In the ever-changing world we’re now living in, it’s hard to keep tabs on what’s going down in Hollywood. Thankfully, many filmmakers take to social media to update their fans.
We broke the news in January 2019 that Final Destination was being retooled with Saw sequel writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan set to pen the script. Franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick and series producer Craig Perry revealed in a later interview that it’s actually canon and takes place within the existing Final Destination universe.
Almost a year removed from the update, Reddick continues to talk about the forthcoming sequel, even telling fans on Twitter that development will continue once business picks back up.
It’s not over. They were developing another #FinalDestination until Covid hit. They’ll pick it back up once the business starts back up. https://t.co/yEKz5SwG1o
— Jeffrey Reddick 🌈 (@JeffreyaReddick) November 22, 2020
In New Line Cinema’s Final Destination (2000), after a teenager (Devon Sawa) 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.
“We’re toying with having it take place in the world of first responders: EMTs, firemen and police,” Perry revealed to Bloody back in March just prior to the pandemic making national headlines. “These people deal with death on the front lines every day, and make choices that can cause people to live or die.”
Talk about being timely, which could lead to further development. Watch this spot for more updates as we learn them. The good news here is that Death can’t die and there appears to be no true final destination in sight.
Robert Eggers (The Witch, Nosferatu) is back later this year with new horror movie Werwulf, and the very first teaser image from the hotly anticipated movie has surfaced tonight.
Oddly enough, this first look comes courtesy of the NBC Store, and it gives us a glimpse at a chilly Winter landscape from the film. Is there a werewolf hiding in the photo? Maybe…
Set in 13th century England, Werwulf sees a mysterious creature stalk the land as local folklore becomes a terrifying reality. The film hits theaters on December 25 via Focus Features.
Robert Eggers recently teased, “It’s the darkest thing I’ve ever written. By far.”
Eggers directs from a script he penned with his The Northman co-writer Sjón.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nosferatu), Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), and Bodhi Rae Breathnach (Hamnet) star.
Robert Eggers and Sjón produce alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for Working Title. Maiden Voyage’s Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus are executive producing.
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