Brec Bassinger shares favourite death sequence in Final Destination franchise

India Today

13-05-2025

Fifteen years after the last chapter closed, Death has found a new way back. 'Final Destination: Bloodlines', the sixth instalment in the beloved supernatural horror franchise, arrives with a chilling premise and a fresh cast — including 'Stargirl' alum Brec Bassinger, who promises this time, 'the fear cuts a little deeper.'Brec calls her casting in the film quite 'surreal,' in an interview with India Today Digital. 'I've done a lot of different things, but this film and franchise in particular — it's like my generation grew up watching it,' Brec tells us. 'My peers are all so excited about it. I have two older brothers who are dying to go see the movie and have watched all of them, so to get to be a part of something that people want to go see in theatres is so exciting to me.'advertisementDirected by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B Stein, with a screenplay by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor from a story developed alongside 'Spider-Man: Homecoming's' Jon Watts, 'Bloodlines' is a direct sequel to 2009's 'The Final Destination'. This time, the film traces a premonition passed down generations, starting in 1968, with a college student (played by Kaitlyn Santa Juana) discovering her grandmother once escaped death during a tower collapse. The chilling twist? Her entire bloodline was never supposed to exist.
Bassinger plays a key role in this cursed family tree, caught in a web of inevitable doom. But despite being a long-time fan of the series, she wasn't quite prepared for the sheer scale of the production. 'I was not prepared or did not know how big the production was,' she recalls. 'Our sets were massive. They built a whole skyview restaurant on a soundstage. I remember just walking in and seeing the size and grandness of the sets — I had never experienced that before.'advertisementThough 'Final Destination' films are known for their creative, chain-reaction deaths, Bassinger says the fear in this one is more grounded — precisely because it hinges on the universal, inescapable truth of mortality.'That's the biggest draw of fear with this particular franchise,' she says. 'A lot of horror films are like, 'Ah, ghosts, they're not going to mess with me.' But Death is something we can't cheat. We can't escape it. So, it's hard to disconnect from the fear this movie brings.'She still remembers the one death scene from the franchise that left an indellible impression. 'The gymnastics scene,' she says without hesitation. 'I've had clips of that pop up on my TikTok and Instagram. I guess it's because I watched it once all the way through, so now it pops up all the time. And every time I see it, I'm like 'ugh', it's scarred me.'Filming 'Bloodlines' came with its own high-stakes moments too. 'In the film it's half a second. You blink, you miss it,' she says. 'But on set, it was so scary to me. They blow fire at this guy who's already on fire, and I had to duck behind the bar. I was like, what if I duck at the wrong time? And they were like, 'Just don't duck at the wrong time.' So, I'm no longer acting — I'm genuinely just scared for my life.'advertisementShe adds, 'With the fire stuff, we only wanted to do one take because they were actually setting people on fire. I felt this pressure to get it perfect — not only to not get burnt, but also because this guy was having to be set on fire. So, I'm really proud of that moment.'When asked who she'd want to come back to as if she had to be reborn in the 'Final Destination' universe, she immediately responds, 'Totally biased, but I'm gonna say Ali Larter. Just because I think she's such a boss, cool woman. So, I choose her.'With a legacy cast that includes Tony Todd, and a fresh cast led by Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Owen Patrick Joyner, and Richard Harmon, 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' reboots the franchise with emotional depth, high-concept horror, and plenty of spectacles.Must Watch