New Line Nears Deal for Final Destination Sequel

New Line is in final talks with Belgian filmmaker Michiel Blanchart to direct the next Final Destination sequel, though no official offer has been announced. The move follows Final Destination: Bloodlines becoming the franchise’s highest‑grossing entry, earning over $300 million worldwide, delivering its best opening weekend and pushing the series past $1 billion in total box office. Blanchart would make his English‑language feature debut after breakthrough shorts (including the Oscar‑shortlisted You're Dead, Hélène) and his Magritte‑winning feature Night Call. Lori Evans Taylor, co‑writer of Bloodlines, is returning to pen the new script. Longtime producers Craig Perry, Sheila Hanahan Taylor, Jon Watts, Dianne McGunigle and Toby Emmerich — with Warren Zide as executive producer — are attached, while Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein have opted not to return.