Ahead of its first full-length trailer, the first teaser forFinal Destination: Bloodlineshas been revealed, and it calls back to an infamous pitch that helped secure the franchise’s big screen return. The horror series focuses on groups of survivors who narrowly avoid their deaths in terrifying events, only to die one-by-one in gruesome freak accidents as punishment for cheating Death. Fourteen years after its last installment,Final Destination: Bloodlinesis set to releaseon May 16, helmed by directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein.
TheFinalDestination: BloodlinesX/Twitter accounthas released the first teaser for the upcoming feature:
In the post, a short video focuses on a turning ceiling fan, as various chains clang in the background. While only a brief clip, the video is a nod to a short sequence Lipovsky and Stein made to pitch their vision.
When pitching their approach to the franchise to executives at New Line Cinema through a Zoom call, Lipovsky and Stein were suddenly left encountering a blaze from the fireplace behind them, only for a ceiling fan above them to fall from the ceiling to decapitate one half of the directing duo. The pair had used visual effects and prerecorded footage to surprise the executives with a practical demonstration of their vision. The stunt proved a success and the impressed execs greenlit the newFinal Destinationmovie with Lipovsky and Stein as directors.
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Though the background behind the first trailer forFinal Destination: Bloodlinesmay only be recognized by those who are dedicated to the franchise and in the know about the production timeline, it is an incredibly positive sign for the new movie. While the sequence created for Lipovsky and Stein’s pitch surprise existed as a showcase of how the pair would handle the series' trademark freak accidents, the fact that the sequence is potentially finding its way into the movie itself is a good indicator of the infamous scenes' quality that it was accepted into the final cut.
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Furthermore, the teaser seemingly being focused on this infamous sequence above anything else could hint thatFinal Destination: Bloodlinesis set on keeping its best surprises close to its chest. Rather than teasing any of the unseen kills, the first trailer could instead largely center on the footage that audiences are already aware of. As such, not only will much of the movie be kept a secret, but it will leave viewers eager to see more.
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Despite the prominence it once held in the horror genre landscape, theFinal Destinationfranchise has been dormant for over a decade as new series have come, gone, and returned. While the series has often lingered with middling to low critical scores, each movie is a financial success, with many viewers coming for an interesting depiction of Death and many brutal, bloody deaths that will leave some fearing what normal everyday objects could be capable of.
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With so much time passing, audiences nostalgic for the franchise may be eager to see its return to the big screen. Alongside those eager to see how the movie’s creative chaos would work in a modern filmmaking landscape, the movie will mark the final theatrical role of the late horror icon Tony Todd, whoseportrayal of ominous undertaker William Bludworthhas left viewers theorizing for over two decades. As such, with the first teaser seemingly set to show a version of Lipovsky and Stein’s infamous movie pitch sequence that won them the directing position, there are plenty of factors that will leaveFinal Destination: Bloodlinesone of 2025’s most highly anticipated horror movies.
Final Destination Bloodlines
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Final Destination Bloodlines follows college student Stefanie, who is tormented by a violent recurring nightmare. She returns home to seek out the individual who might disrupt the cycle and prevent her family from facing their ominous fate.
