{"id":29797,"date":"2025-05-14T00:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T04:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29797"},"modified":"2025-05-14T00:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T04:42:42","slug":"final-destination-bloodlines-zach-lipovsky-adam-stein-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29797","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Final Destination Bloodlines\u2019 Directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein on Pushing the Level of Gore and More (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein were announced to direct the sixth installment in the long-running <\/span>Final Destination<\/i><\/b> horror franchise, it might not have seemed an obvious fit for anyone who saw their 2018 movie, <\/span>Freaks<\/i><\/b>, a superhero movie made on a shoestring budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Destination Bloodlines<\/i><\/b> takes a different approach to the previous five movies in that it starts in the \u201860s with a young couple on a date at the newly-opened Skyview Restaurant, where a young man (Max Lloyd-Jones) plans on proposing marriage to his girlfriend Iris (Brec Bassinger). Because this is a \u201cFinal Destination\u201d movie, you know that something bad is going to happen, but thanks to Iris having a premonition, everyone is saved. Decades later, we learn that the survivors all had families, and Death isn\u2019t going to just stop with those who survived but also go after all the kids and grandkids those survivors were able to have due to Iris\u2019 disruptive actions. These descendants include Kaitlyn Santa Juana\u2019s Stefani and her younger brother Charlie (Teo Brines), who have spent many years dealing with crazy behavior by their estranged mother Darlene (Rya Kihlstedt). It turns out that their entire family is related to Iris, who is still alive (now played by Gabrielle Rose) and has been following Death\u2019s swath in wiping out those who foolishly thought they could cheat him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i> had a chance to speak with Lipovsky and Stein about how they got on board the <\/span>Final Destination <\/span><\/i>franchise, changing the nature of the franchise with the newest installment, pushing the level of gore, casting the family at the heart of the film, as well as working with the late, great Tony Todd, who returns as Bloodworth, shooting his scenes shortly before his own sad death in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, look for our extensive franchise-wide discussion with producer Craig Perry later this week. <\/span>Final Destination Bloodlines <\/span><\/i>opens nationwide in theaters, including IMAX and 4DX, starting on Friday, May 16.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Director: <\/b>Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein<\/span><\/p>\n

Screenwriter:<\/b>\u00a0 Guy Busick, Lori Evans Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n

Cast: <\/b>Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Gabrielle Rose, Brec Bassinger, Alex Zahara, Tony Todd, Rya Kihlstedt, Anna Lore,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Producer: <\/b>Craig Perry, Sheila Hanahan Taylor, Jon Watts, Dianne McGunigle, Toby Emmerich<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Production Co: <\/b>Practical Pictures, Freshman Year, Fireside Films<\/span><\/p>\n

Distributor:<\/b> New Line\/Warner Bros.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/b> R (Strong Violent\/Grisly Accidents|Language)<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre:<\/b> Horror<\/span><\/p>\n

Language:<\/b> English<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date (Theaters): <\/b>May 16, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Runtime:<\/b> 1 hour 50 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

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