For fans of the Final Destination franchise, 14 years is a long time between installments, but what directing duo Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky (Freaks) have done with Final Destination Bloodlines was well worth the wait. In fact, it passed the "Perri Test," as Lipovsky coined it, with Collider's Perri Nemiroff giving it a super fan's stamp of approval.
After landing this major sequel, Stein and Lipovsky inherited the responsibility of bringing audiences back to the horror saga with something fresh that would excite longtime fans, but could also entertain new ones. Fortunately, the minds of Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home), and screenwriters Guy Busick (Ready or Not) and Lori Evans Taylor's (Bed Rest) introduced the bloodlines concepts, which allowed the directors to "do the premonition in a different way" and find "a really great way of invigorating the character work." They insist, it was an idea that "demanded to be made."
With Final Destination Bloodlines in theaters now, Nemiroff had the opportunity to pick the brains behind the latest installment, digging into spoiler territory for behind-the-scenes details on death sequences, that "beautiful orgy of death" of an opening premonition, and even beloved Hollywood legend Tony Todd's (Candyman) emotional final feature role. If the movie left you hungry for more of Death's Design, check out this interview for everything from script changes to what could come next for a franchise that could continue forever. After all, "Death's work is never done."
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