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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Final Destination Bloodlines box office collection Day 2: Horror film misses Rs 10 crore mark on Friday
Horror thriller Final Destination: Bloodlines showed strong momentum in its initial days at the Indian box office but failed to cross the Rs 10 crore mark on its second day, earning an estimated Rs 5.3 crore on Friday. The film, which was released on Thursday, opened with a solid start, raking in Rs 4.5 crore on day one. The English version led the charge with Rs 2.5 crore, followed by Rs 1.5 crore from the Hindi dubbed release, and an additional Rs 50 lakh combined from the Tamil and Telugu versions. On Friday, the film witnessed only marginal growth. The English version contributed Rs 3.25 crore, reflecting steady interest in urban markets, while the Hindi version added Rs 1.6 crore. The southern markets, however, saw a dip, with the Tamil and Telugu versions collecting a combined Rs 45 lakh. The total India net collection over the first two days now stands at approximately Rs 9.8 crore. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like What does it take to be an air traffic controller in Singapore? CNA Read More Undo Directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky , Final Destination: Bloodlines continues the legacy of the cult horror franchise known for its suspense-driven plots and elaborate death sequences. Speaking about the experience, co-director Lipovsky said, 'The most thrilling part of making a Final Destination movie is that it's a Final Destination movie. You're part of this franchise, this history, that has touched culture for the last 25 years.' He highlighted how the franchise has become a cultural reference point, with people describing strange occurrences in real life as a 'Final Destination moment.' Stein shared insights into the filmmaking process, praising the team's commitment to practical effects. 'One of the most exciting things about making Bloodlines was all the practical effects and stunts we were able to do. We built the giant restaurant… and then we blew it up,' he said. Lipovsky added, 'We built a cabin in the woods, and then we blew it up.' Despite the franchise's strong legacy and positive word of mouth, Bloodlines now faces a crucial weekend as it aims to maintain momentum with the release of Tom Cruise ' Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning which hits Indian cinemas on May 17, a week ahead of its global release. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Final Destination Bloodlines' breaks fiery world record for oldest stuntperson set ablaze
Final Destination Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein aren't popping the champagne just yet, but the Vancouver-based filmmaking duo is certain they've set a new world record. At the start of the latest entry in the ongoing horror franchise, veteran stuntwoman Yvette Ferguson is set ablaze during the film's fiery opening scene. In a video call from Los Angeles, B.C.-born Lipovsky says the stunt team is talking to the Guinness Book of World Records to try and get the feat recognized as breaking the world record for oldest person on fire. 'The whole stunt community in Vancouver came out to see this. We did it twice. It was a full-body burn and Yvette was 71 when we did it. When we cast her, she was so excited … They've been checking with Guinness to get it verified,' he says while sitting alongside his co-director. It turns out Ferguson came from a family of stunt people and being set on fire, but it was something she hadn't done in her career. 'She said, 'Everyone in my family has been burned, but I've never been burned,'' Lipovsky says laughing. 'It's a long process, but they're in contact with them,' Stein adds. Now playing in theatres, Final Destination Bloodlines arrives 14 years after the last entry in the horror series that has terrified moviegoers since the first movie was released in 2000. The new film follows Stefani (played by Langley, B.C.'s Kaitlyn Santa Juana), a college student who inherits her grandmother Iris' eerie knack for predicting when bad things are about to happen. It turns out grandma (who is played in the movie's 1969-set opening scene by Stargirl's Brec Bassinger) is able to forecast with Rube Goldberg-like precision the many ways death can — and will — come knocking. 'Death is coming for our family,' Iris warns her granddaughter. Franchise stalwart William Bludworth (played by the late horror movie icon Tony Todd, who died last November) warns Stefani that death won't stop until all the members of her family are six-feet under. Despite being away from the big screen for over a decade, Stein thinks audiences have never tired of the Final Destination series because they effortlessly show how things we take for granted in our everyday lives can quickly lead to bloody mayhem. 'It brings your anxieties to life. It says, 'What if your anxieties, those things that nag at you, were actually real and deadly?' I think that's why it has stuck with so many people over the years,' Stein says. As filmmakers, he and Lipovsky — who met in 2007 on the set of the Fox reality show On the Lot and together also directed the 2018 sci-fi thriller Freaks and Disney's 2019 action comedy Kim Possible — say that the Final Destination movies are unique among other horror films. 'They don't have a visible antagonist,' Stein says. 'There's no guy in a mask with a knife that goes around killing people or a monster in the woods. The deaths that are onscreen are created by the filmmaking … It's really the filmmaking that's coming for the characters, and as directors that was such a delightful opportunity.' Lipovsky says the pair are aiming to leave viewers traumatized by the time the last member of Stefani's family meets their demise. 'When things that happen in real life that aren't even part of Final Destination have weird circumstances around them, people say, 'That's a Final Destination situation.' That's a testament to the sticking power of these movies,' he says. So a family barbecue turns into a bloodbath and an attempt by one family member to cheat death at a hospital ends up as a sequence that will disturb anyone with an MRI appointment coming up. They even find ways to turn a head-clearing jog on a residential street into a deadly situation. 'When we were brainstorming ideas, we kept thinking about things we could ruin for people,' Lipovsky says. 'After you see this movie, every time you see a lawn mower or cup full of ice … even a penny; you'll never look at those things the same way again.' Because the beginning scenes for Final Destination movies are always memorable (Stein cites Final Destination 2's gory log truck sequence as a classic), the twosome wanted to craft something that would leave a lasting impression. Set atop the fictional Skyview Tower, Iris gets her first hunch that something is awry. She can see a chain reaction that's about to happen when the glass starts to crack under the weight of all the guests and the structure is about to go up in flames. Lipovsky says the idea for the horrific episode came from a visit he made to Toronto's CN Tower. 'I took a friend of mine who had lived in Toronto their whole life and had never been up the CN Tower because he was afraid of heights. I used him as inspiration for all the different things that (could go wrong),' he says. 'It took awhile to figure out all the details,' Stein adds. 'Basically, we wanted to tap into a visceral fear of heights. It was really cool to be able to bring that to the screen and make people feel like they were falling off this building, 400 feet in the air.' Final Destination Bloodlines is now playing in theatres. mdaniell@ Osgood Perkins and Theo James toy with death in 'The Monkey' 'Barbarian' director Zach Cregger on crafting the year's scariest (and wackiest) horror movie
USA Today
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
How 'Final Destination Bloodlines' blows up the franchise's formula
How 'Final Destination Bloodlines' blows up the franchise's formula Show Caption Hide Caption 'Final Destination Bloodlines' trailer teases grisly deaths A family is marked for death in "Final Destination Bloodlines," the horror series' first installment since 2011. After a 14-year hiatus, "Final Destination" is back to gift fans some brand-new phobias. The horror series famous for elaborate death scenes, in which characters are killed in freak accidents related to everyday situations, rises from the dead with "Final Destination Bloodlines" (in theaters May 16), the first installment since 2011 and first to be filmed for IMAX. In keeping with franchise tradition, the marching orders were clear for directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, series newcomers best known for the sci-fi thriller "Freaks": Make more daily activities terrifying. "The key thing is starting with something that's very relatable, that all of us experience every day, that's not fantastical − it's something that you'll run into during your daily life," Lipovsky says. "And then figuring out how to ruin that for you, so that anytime you ever experience it in your life again, you think of 'Final Destination.' " After seeing "Bloodlines," he warns, "every time you put on your wedding ring, you'll think twice." Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox In the 25 years since the original movie, "Final Destination" has followed an established formula: A character has a premonition that allows them and others to survive a disaster, only for the group to die one by one because they were not meant to live. "A big challenge with 'Final Destination' is predictability, because everyone knows that these characters are going to die," Stein points out. So six films in, "Bloodlines" aims to keep fans on their toes by upending the template. For the first time, the plot centers on characters who did not cheat death − at least, not personally. Instead, the film follows a woman, Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), whose grandmother, Iris (Gabrielle Rose), had a premonition and survived a tower collapse decades ago. Given Iris was fated to die before having kids, Stefani's family shouldn't exist, so death is coming for them. The change "allowed for some really interesting retooling of the formula that fans are used to," Lipovsky says, starting with the transition from the film's opening disaster to a new character in a different time period − a stark departure from how every previous movie began. The goal was that "even if you're a massive fan of the franchise, you didn't know where things were going." Stein says focusing on a family also allowed "Bloodlines" to raise the stakes from past "Final Destination" movies, in which the victims have typically been either friends or people who don't know each other. "When it's family members that are on the chopping block, the characters have a lot more urgency," Stein says. In previous installments, "when someone dies, they go, 'Oh, that's too bad. Who's next?' Whereas this one, there's real weight to it." Despite tweaking the formula, "Bloodlines" adheres closely to franchise lore. Series regular Tony Todd, who died last fall, returns for a touching posthumous scene that references another fan favorite character. Rules for cheating death discovered in prior films come into play. And one plot point is an extension of an idea from the original: Iris locks herself in a cabin for years to stay alive, an extreme version of Devon Sawa's Alex holing up in a cabin in the first movie. "A big part of this film takes that concept and (asks), 'What if you did that for 20 years?' " Lipovsky says. Ultimately, though, any "Final Destination" is judged by its kills, and to craft theirs, Lipovsky and Stein closely studied every previous death in the series. Stein says they were especially inspired by the "visceral cringiness" of a "Final Destination 5" scene where a gymnast keeps coming close to stepping on a screw, as well as the surprise ending of a "Final Destination 2" sequence where a man dies after slipping on spaghetti. "(Fans are) almost rooting for death because death is working so hard to be creative and clever, and really, death is us," Lipovsky says. So why do horror fans have so much fun watching the franchise's infamously gruesome kills? Lipovsky has a theory: The fact that the deaths don't feel unfair gives the audience permission to laugh along. "They cheat death at the beginning, which is a bargain we've all made peace with," he says. "We all know we're going to die, and we all know our time will come, and that's fair that death will come for us and we will die. And these characters cheat that. So then it's kind of fair that death comes for them. "That allows you to kind of enjoy the inevitable end, because it's just sort of correcting an error. We always explained the tone we're going for as covering your eyes because you don't want to watch, but you've got a huge smile on your face."
Forbes
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
How A Fake Decapitation Landed Directors ‘Final Destination Bloodlines'
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 12: Directors Adam B. Stein (L) and Zach Lipovsky seen at New Line ... More Cinema's "Final Destination: Bloodlines" World Premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre on May 12, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Warner Bros. via Getty Images) When it came to getting the chance to direct Final Destination Bloodlines, Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein knew that it was a job to die for — or at least give the impression they were willing to die for it. Lipovsky and Stein — a directing team who met on Steven Spielberg's FOX TV reality competition On the Lot in 2007 and went on to co-direct their first feature, Freaks, in 2018 — were among the 200 filmmakers in contention to direct what was then known as Final Destination 6 in 2022. Looking to set themselves apart from their competitors for the coveted filmmaking gig, Lipovsky and Stein decided to take a Final Destination-like approach to getting the attention of executives at Warner Bros. subsidiary New Line Cinema. In a recent Zoom conversation to discuss what is now known as Final Destination Bloodlines, the directors recalled how they pulled off the movie magic that landed them the job. Stein said the trickery began while he and Lipovsky were showing studio representatives images during a Zoom presentation. 'We were in a small square off to the side and while screen sharing the images, we switched to a virtual background, which allows you to put a video in the background of your shot,' Stein recalled. 'Zach is a VFX whiz, so he was able to create a virtual background that came to life and we stepped out of the Zoom and to allow our virtual selves to come into the background in a way that felt seamless.' What followed was a fake fire they was extinguished and a ceiling fan was put on to clear the smoke. If that wasn't surprising enough to the studio reps, the fan went haywire and one of its blades caused Stein's shocking faux death. 'I got my head cut off and fell out of the frame and Zach jumped backward and then switched off the virtual background very quickly so that our live selves could come back into the real background.' However, Stein's decapitation scene lasted long enough to frighten the studio reps. 'The room was on fire and then they realized, 'Oh, they planned this,' and they kind of applauded thinking it was over,' Lipovsky recalled. 'Then they were incredibly surprised when the ceiling fan fell down and chopped Adam's head off and Tarantino-level blood was spurting all over the place.' Essentially, Lipovsky said, he and Stein wanted to create an experience for studio executives on the call that was akin to the feeling of watching a Final Destination movie. 'One of the really tricky things about pitching when you're trying to get a job is pitching what the tone of the movie was going to feel like,' Lipovsky explained. 'You can say it's going to be scary, surprising or funny, but by [creating the fire and the fake death] we were able to give them the experience and having the delight of showing that we understood the tone of Final Destination.' The only downside of the experience was that Lipovsky and Stein's creative Zoom meeting won't ever make it to their highlight reel. 'They didn't record the Zoom and they've been kicking themselves ever since,' Stein said, laughing. Playing in Thursday previews and opening in theaters everywhere on Friday, Final Destination Bloodlines begins with the torment a college student named Stefanie (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) suffers as she keeps having recurring nightmares about woman who turns out to be her grandmother Iris (Brec Bassinger). The nightmare takes place in 1968 atop a Seattle Space Needle-like tower called the Skyview, which houses a posh restaurant and lounge with a clear glass floor that gives a breathtaking view of the hundreds of feet below them. However, in a series of events that unfolds like the machinations of a Rube Goldberg device, the tower soon explodes into flames and glass windows and floor shatter, sending patrons falling to their grisly deaths. Eventually, Stefanie comes to discover that her nightmare was actually a premonition that Iris had and she was able to warn everybody in the club before all hell broke loose. But as anyone whose seen a Final Destination movie knows, if you escape what is supposed to be your death, death will come looking for you to finish the job. In the case of Final Destination Bloodlines, however, death is not only coming for the people who escaped the Skyview disaster, but all of their blood relatives who came after them, including Stefanie. The Skyview scene in "Final Destination Bloodlines.' True, while the odds of falling from a skyscraper are astronomical in real life, Lipovsky and Stein also made sure to weave some deaths into Final Destination Bloodlines that were completely plausible — like the backyard barbecue mishap in the film's wildly unnerving trailer. 'Everyone has that feeling all day of, 'Oh, this is a little off, but it'll be fine,' like every time you get on a plane to every time you walk across the street to every time you take a subway,' Lipovsky said. 'There are small things in your everyday life where there's this voice that's like, 'Eh? It'll be all right.' So, every time we had that feeling we went, "You know what? What if it wasn't, right? Let's put that in the movie, so you constantly have this awareness.'' As such, Lipovsky said Final Destination Bloodlines — as fantastical as it may seem — will also inspire a feeling of relatability with its audiences. 'What makes this movie work is that there are these very relatable, everyday things that everyone experiences,' Lipovsky said. 'Everyone's tried to light a barbecue that's not quite lighting, you know?' Rated R, Final Destination Bloodlines plays in Thursday previews before opening in theaters everywhere on Friday.
Calgary Herald
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Final Destination: Bloodlines burns up the screen with another trademark opening catastrophe
Article content In Final Destination Bloodlines, Death is back and he's got a score to settle. Article content The new horror/thriller movie, from Vancouver-based directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, opens, like other Final Destination movies, big with a 15-minute or so set piece that is wonderfully relentless in its action and tension. Article content It's the late 1960s and the opening of the fancy Skyview Restaurant Tower. Dressed in their finest, the large crowd dines, drinks and dances — before things go horribly wrong and a chain of small events builds into a fiery crescendo of deadly mayhem. Article content Article content From there, the film flashes forward to modern times and a family facing inevitable tragedy as Death comes knocking. Article content 'Death doesn't like it when you f— with his plans,' says Iris (Gabrielle Rose), whose premonition got in the way of Death's plans for the crowd at the restaurant all those years ago. Article content Iris's granddaughter, college student Stefani (Vancouver's Kaitlyn Santa Juana), is struggling at school due to a recurring nightmare about her family's demise. Sleep deprived and at wit's end, she comes home looking for answers and discovers her family is in grave danger. Article content Opening May 16, Final Destination: Bloodlines comes 14 years after the last one in the horror film franchise. This latest film also, sadly, marks the last film for Final Destination stalwart (William Bludworth) and horror movie icon, Tony Todd who died last November. Article content Article content Article content Article content 'It was really important to us that we find this narrow alley where we give the fans of the franchise lots of little nods and homages and things that are very much connected to the rest of the films, but never in a way where someone who has never seen a Final Destination movie feels out of touch or feels like there's a moment in the movie that isn't for them,' said Lipovsky, who grew up in Vancouver's West End. 'There's never this moment of someone feel like an outsider, if they haven't seen one.' The gap between Final Destination 5 and No. 6, says Lipovsky, is likely a facility of trends in moviemaking. 'I do think that there's been a really interesting shift in horror over that time. If you think back to 14 or 15 years ago, there was bigger and more spectacle kind of horror,' said Lipovsky. 'It was before the era of streaming and all that type of stuff. Then, we entered a new space of kind of the Blumhouse era, and A24 and Neon (studios) with the kind of smaller films that did incredibly well, like Get Out and those smaller types of genre fare.' Article content Article content Lipovsky says the plan for their version was to bring the smaller approach together with the spectacle that Final Destination is known for. Article content '(We wanted) characters you actually care about,' said Lipovsky. 'Not just skipping past the talking parts to get to the death, but still actually have really good drama, while still bringing in the kind of spectacle that, to some degree, gets butts in seats in theatres.' Article content This latest film, like four of the other films, was shot in Vancouver and offers up nods to the area, including the opening scene set in the seafood restaurant that sits hundreds of feet above Vancouver's H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. A further inside wink is the restaurant's logo, which is based on the 20-foot stainless steel George A. Norris crab sculpture that has sat in the reflecting pond outside of the Kits Point building for almost 60 years. Article content 'It's such a great franchise legacy of highlighting Vancouver. The Lions Gate Bridge falls apart in Final Destination 5. And the log trucks are famous from Final Destination 2,' said Stein.
