Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts will produce a new Final Destination reboot.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 40-year-old Spider-Man filmmaker has joined the creative team of the upcoming Final Destination reboot and will produce the film after also writing its treatment.
Final Destination 6, as it’s known currently, will reboot the popular horror franchise, with the film destined for an HBO Max release.
Final Destination first terrified audiences back in 2000. Directed by James Wong, it tells the story of a teenager who cheats death after a deadly premonition. But after he and several of his classmates avoid a catastrophic plane explosion, death begins to come back for them one by one.
After earning $112 million worldwide on a budget of just $23 million, Final Destination soon became a hit franchise, with each new film focussing on a new group of characters.
The concept proved popular, with death portrayed as an unstoppable force that comes for each of the survivors in each installment… often linked to the events of earlier films.
Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about a sixth movie. Back in 2020, series creator Jeffrey Riddick and producer Craig Perry discussed their plans for the upcoming reboot, which they say avoids being a “cash-grab”.
“Craig is the master of coming up with crazy openings and set pieces,” said Riddick. “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.”
It’s unclear whether Watts’ treatment for Final Destination 6 will include these earlier plans.
Guy Busick, who worked on the screenplay for the upcoming Scream reboot, will write the script alongside Lori Evans Taylor.
Jon Watts will produce Final Destination 6 alongside franchise veterans Craig Perry and Sheila Hanahan Taylor. They’re joined by Watts’ wife and manager, Dianne McGunigle.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 40-year-old Spider-Man filmmaker has joined the creative team of the upcoming Final Destination reboot and will produce the film after also writing its treatment.
Final Destination 6, as it’s known currently, will reboot the popular horror franchise, with the film destined for an HBO Max release.
Final Destination first terrified audiences back in 2000. Directed by James Wong, it tells the story of a teenager who cheats death after a deadly premonition. But after he and several of his classmates avoid a catastrophic plane explosion, death begins to come back for them one by one.
After earning $112 million worldwide on a budget of just $23 million, Final Destination soon became a hit franchise, with each new film focussing on a new group of characters.
The concept proved popular, with death portrayed as an unstoppable force that comes for each of the survivors in each installment… often linked to the events of earlier films.
Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about a sixth movie. Back in 2020, series creator Jeffrey Riddick and producer Craig Perry discussed their plans for the upcoming reboot, which they say avoids being a “cash-grab”.
“Craig is the master of coming up with crazy openings and set pieces,” said Riddick. “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.”
It’s unclear whether Watts’ treatment for Final Destination 6 will include these earlier plans.
Guy Busick, who worked on the screenplay for the upcoming Scream reboot, will write the script alongside Lori Evans Taylor.
Jon Watts will produce Final Destination 6 alongside franchise veterans Craig Perry and Sheila Hanahan Taylor. They’re joined by Watts’ wife and manager, Dianne McGunigle.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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